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Apr 08 1985 (HC)

Nellikka Achuthan Vs. the Deshabhimani Printing and Publishing House L ...

Court : Kerala

Reported in : AIR1986Ker41

..... the press, and the publisher of the newspaper.25. before parting with the case, it is necessary to refer to the totally unsatisfactory manner in which the wild life (protection) act of 1972 is sought to be implemented, as is discernible from the facts of the present case itself. as observed in one of the papers presented at the ..... pursue the question whether the plaintiff was guilty of the offence or/not. even on the basis that he was not so guilty of a violation of the wild life (protection) act, the nature of the property in the tusks and the effect of the removal of the tusks by the plaintiff to his house, would have to be ..... itself. and when a prosecution is attempted, it is conducted by officers who had no familiarity with the important provisions of the wild life (protection) act. in an era where importance is rightly assigned to the protection of the forest and of the wildlife, the government should consider this aspect with all the seriousness and urgency which the matter demands .....

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Jul 19 2004 (HC)

Mohammed Ismail Vs. State of Kerala

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2004(3)KLT322

..... criminal court, are competent to release the vehicle, in view of the deletion of sub-section (2) of section 50 of the wild life (protection) act, 1972, empowering the concerned magistrate to release the goods or the vehicles seized. therefore, it is submitted, once the vehicle is seized, it becomes the ..... appropriate reliefs.3. the 2nd respondent has filed a counter affidavit, in which it is submitted that the vehicle has been seized under the provisions of the wild life (protection) act, 1972 and therefore, it has become the property of the government. it is also submitted that neither the officers of the forest department nor the concerned ..... nair, j.1. the point to be decided in this writ petition is whether the judicial magistrate, before whom a vehicle seized under the provisions of the wild life (protection) act, 1972, is produced, is competent to give interim custody of the same to the registered owner. the brief facts of the case, as stated by .....

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Nov 16 2010 (HC)

Ravi and anr.Vs. State of Kerala

Court : Kerala

..... of vandanpathal forest station, erumely range for offences punishable under sections 2(2), 2(16), 2(32), 2(36), 2(37), 9, 39, 40, 50, 51 and 49 of the wild life protection act, 1972, seek anticipatory bail. 2. the learned public prosecutor opposed the application.3. anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. but at the same time, i .....

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Feb 16 2010 (HC)

Ramesh Vs. State of Kerala

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2010(1)KLT794

..... . the offences alleged against the accused are under sections 2, 9, 39, 42, 44, 49, 49b, 50, 51 and 57 of the wild life protection act.3. the prosecution case is the following: on getting intelligence information that a leopard skin was being transported in the jeep bearing registration number kl-02 ..... on article 51(g) of the constitution of india. an apparently innocuous act of protecting agricultural crops by trapping wild animals, may amount to an offence under the wild life protection act. punishing a man for such an offence may seem to be harsh. if the villagers and agriculturists are ..... to educate the villagers and persons residing near the forest areas, about the importance of protecting wild life. they should also be educated as to how their seemingly innocent acts would probably amount to an offence under the wild life protection act. the villagers and agriculturists should be made aware of their fundamental duties, with particular emphasis .....

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Jun 04 2008 (HC)

Soman Vs. the Forest Range Officer

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2008CriLJ3418; 2008(2)KLJ544

..... squirrel which is also known as the malabar giant squirrel. entry id in schedule ii of the wild life (protection) act, 1972 pertains to giant squirrels (raufa macroura, ratufa indica, ratufa bicolor). section 9 of the wild life (protection) act prohibits hunting of any wild animal specified in schedules i, ii, iii and iv except as provided under sections 11 and 12 ..... of the judicial first class magistrate, palakkad for an offence punishable under section 51 r/w section 9(2) of the wild life (protection) act, 1972 and section 27(2)(c) of the kerala forest act, 1961, challenges the conviction entered and the sentence passed against him by the courts below for the offence punishable under section ..... pay the fine, to suffer simple imprisonment for two weeks under section 51 r/w section 9(2) of the wild life (protection) act. with regard to the charge under section 27(2)(c) of the kerala forest act, he was acquitted. on appeal preferred by the revision petitioner as crl. appeal no. 163 of 1996 on .....

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Oct 26 2010 (HC)

Ummer, S/O.Seethi Vs. State of Kerala

Court : Kerala

..... 5th accused in o.r.no.24/2010 of forest range office, kasaragod for offences punishable under sections 2,9,39 and 50 of the wild life protection act, 1972 and section 27(1)(e)(vi) of the kerala forest act,1961, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. the learned public prosecutor opposed the application. 3. anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature .....

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Nov 16 2010 (HC)

Kishore Vs. State of Kerala

Court : Kerala

..... 2010 of anchal forest range for offences punishable under sections 2(2), 2(16), 2(32), 2 (36), 2(37), 39, 50 and 51 of wild life protection act and sections 27(1) (e)(iv) of the kerala forest act, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. the learned public prosecutor opposed the application.3. anticipatory bail cannot be granted in a case of this nature. but at .....

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Jun 11 2004 (HC)

Mathew Vs. Range Officer

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2004CriLJ3961; 2004(2)KLT865

..... say that the interim custody of the vehicle cannot be given to the ownerof the vehicle by virtue of what is said in section 39(1)(d) of the wild life (protection) act.if the petitioner is the owner of the vehicle, interim custody of the vehicle can be givento the petitioner. it is necessary to give interim custody of the vehicle ..... the forest range officer.3. objection raised by the forest range officer was on the basis of what is said in section 39(1)(d) of the said wild life (protection) act. the above provision says that vehicle vessel, weapon, trap or tool that has been used for committing an offence and has been seized under the provisions of the ..... committing an offence will become the property of the central government. that means only if it is established that an offence had been committed under the provisions of the act, the vehicle will become that of the central government.4. case is pending before the judicial magistrate of the first class ii, sulthan bathery and the trial has .....

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Jul 06 2011 (HC)

The Secretary, Travancore Deveswom Board, Thiruvananthapuram and Other ...

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2011(3)KLT587; 2011(4)KLJ33

..... an area declared as a sanctuary by notification under the provisions of chapter 4 of the wild life (protection) act, 1972. in terms of that act, which we call hereinafter wlp act, the director of wild life preservation and such other officers and employees as may be appointed for the purposes of that act are bound to carry out the duties and responsibilities in terms of that legislation. 3 ..... . every sanctuary, which is declared as such, in terms of the provisions of the wlp act, is a protected area. on .....

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Jul 12 2012 (HC)

Divisional Forest Officer, Rep. by the Public Prosecutor Vs. Abid @ Ab ...

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2012(3)KLJ833

..... respondent along with 5 others were arrested on 22.12.2005 for offences under sections 9, 39 (1) (d), 50, 51 read with section 2(16), 2(36) of the wild life protection act 1972. the vehicle bearing registration no.kce-3151, maheendra jeep, was seized as it was alleged to have been used for the commission of the above offences. the 1st respondent ..... opinion, would not be a ground for the release of the vehicle because this would be the case in almost all such cases involving forest offence. in exceptional cases, the act itself has made a provision for interim release of the vehicle on the existence of certain conditions mentioned therein. in the absence of such conditions being fulfilled, we do not .....

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