P&H: Refuses to quash wildlife complaint over alleged illegal keeping of monkey

(i) Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, Ss.9, 2(16)(b), 39, 51, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528, — Quashing of complaint — Complaint alleging illegal keeping and display of a Rhesus Macaque, protected wild animal under Schedule II, Part I of the Act, 1972 —...

(iii) Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, Ss.9, 2(16)(b), 39, 51, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528, — Quashing of complaint — Absence of recovery of alleged animal — Fact that alleged monkey was not recovered during inspections was only a circumstance to be considered...

(iv) Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, Ss.9, 2(16)(b), 39, 51, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 528, — Quashing of complaint — Whether petitioner was in possession or control of alleged animal, whether videos related to same animal and whether material collected by Department established...