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Elephants Prevention Act,1879 Section 3

Title: Killing and Capture of Wild Elephants Prohibited

State: Central

Year: 1879

No person shall kill, injure or capture, or attempt to kill, injure or capture, any wild elephant unless (a) in defence of himself or some other person; (b) when such elephant is found injuring houses or cultivation, or upon, or in the immediate vicinity of, any main public road or any railway or canal ; or (c) as permitted by a license granted under this Act. [Substituted by Act 2 of 1883, for the original section.]

Elephants Prevention Act,1879 Section 5

Title: License to Kill and Capture Wild Elephants

State: Central

Year: 1879

The collector or Deputy Commissioner of any district may, subject to such rules as may for the time being be in force under this Act, grant licenses to kill, or to capture, or to kill and capture, wild elephants in such district: Provided that no such license shall authorize any person to enter upon any land without the consent of the owner or occupier thereof.

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 Section 28

Title: Saving as Respects Manner of Killing Prescribed by Religion

State: Central

Year: 1960

Nothing contained in this Act shall render it an offence to kill any animal in a manner required by the religion of any community.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 428

Title: Mischief by Killing or Maiming Animal of the Value of Ten Rupees

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever commits mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any animal or animals of the value of ten rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 429

Title: Mischief by Killing or Maiming Cattle, Etc., of Any Value or Any Animal of the Value of Fifty Rupees

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever commits mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless, any elephant, camel, horse, mule, buffalo, bull, cow or ox, whatever may be the value thereof, or any other animal of the value of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....1908, `India', means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under s. 2(e) of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, `India' means for the purposes of this Act the territories to which this Act extends (i.e., whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). According to s. 2(27) of Customs Act, 1962, `India' includes the territorial waters of India. SECTION 19: "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person, who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgement or a judgement which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgement which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgement. Illustrations (a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a Judge. (b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge. (c) A member of a Panchayat which has power.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 16

Title: Of Offences Affecting the Human Body

State: Central

Year: 1860

..... 1. Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956). 2. Inserted by Act 27 of 1870, section 11. 3. Inserted by Act 12 of 1891, section 2 and Schedule II. Section 308 - Attempt to commit culpable homicide Whoever does any act with such intention or knowledge and under such circumstances that, if he by that act caused death, he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and, if hurt is caused to any person by such act, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. Illustration A, on grave and sudden provocation, fires a pistol at Z, under such circumstances that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. A has committed the offence defined in this section. Section 309 - Attempt to commit suicide Whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall he punished with.....

The Bombay Wild Animals and Wild Birds Protection Act, 1951 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1951

THE BOMBAY WILD ANIMALS AND WILD BIRDS PROTECTION ACT, 1951 THE BOMBAY WILD ANIMALS AND WILD BIRDS PROTECTION ACT, 1951 BOMBAY ACT No. XXIV OF 1951 [ July 1951] Adapted and modified by the Bombay Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1956. Adapted and modified by the Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960. Amended by Mah.11 of 1961. Amended by Mah. 2 of 1964. Amended by Mah. 3 of 1970. An Act to make adequate provision for the protection of wild animals and birds in the State of Bombay. WHEREAS it is expedient to make better and adequate provision for the preservation and protection of wild animals and wild birds in the State of Bombay and for certain other matters hereinafter appearing. It is hereby enacted as follows: CHAPTER I-PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Bombay Wild Animals and Wild Birds Protection Act, 1951 2[(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.] (3) It shall come into force 3[in the pre-Reorganisation State of Bombay] on such 4[ as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 5[appoint and in the.....

Wildlife Protection Act Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1887

....."lives stock" includes buffaloes, bulls, bullocks, camels, cows, donkeys goats, horses, mules, pigs, sheeps, yaks and also their young;] (19) "Manufacturer" means a manufacturer of animal articles; (20) "Meat" includes blood, bones, sinew, eggs, fat and flesh, whether raw or cooked, of any wild animal, other than vermin; (21) "National Park" means an area declared, whether under setion 35 of section 38, or deemed, under sub-section (3) of section 66, to be declared, as a National Park; (22) "Notification" means a noification published in the Official Gazette; (23) "Permit" means a permit granted under this Act or any rule made thereunder; (24) "Person" includes a firm; (25) "Prescribed" means by rules made under this Act; 1[(25A) "recognised zoo" means a zoo recognised under section 38H; (25B) "reserve forest" means the forest declared to reserved by the State Government under section 20 of the Indian Forest Act,1927 (16 of 1927);] (26) "sanctuary" means an area declared, whether under section 2[26A] or section 66, to be declared as wild life sanctuary; 2[(27) "specified plant" means any plant specified in Schedule VI;] (28) "special game" means any animal specified in Schedule.....

The Himachal Pradesh Fisheries Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Himachal

Year: 1976

.....to compound certain offences. 11. Public servants indemnified for acts done under this Act. 12. Repeal and savings. THE HIMACHAL PRADESH FISHERIES ACT, 1976 (Act No. 16 of 1976)1 [For Statement of Objects and Reasons see R.H.P. Extra., dated 26-3-1975, p. 362 and for its authoritative Hindi text see R.H.P. Extra., dated the 24th October, 1987, p. 2117] (Received the assent of the Governor, Himachal Pradesh on the 26th April, 1976 and was published in R.H.P. Extra., dated the 30th April, 1976, at page 1180-1186). An Act to provide for certain matters relating to fisheries in Himachal Pradesh. Amended, Repealed or otherwise affected by,- (i) H. P. Ordinance No. 1 of 1989 replaced by H. P. Act No 17 of 1989 Passed in Hindi by Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see R.H.P. Extra., dated the 2nd August, 1989, p. 1940-1944 assented to by the President of India on 7-9-1989 and published in R.H.P. Extra, dated 6-2-1990, p. 1979, effective w.e.f. 6-7-1989 BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Himachal.....