Order on Board

03.03.2025

1. The applicants have preferred this First Bail Application under Section

483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as they have been arrested in connection with Forest Crime No. (P.O.R. Number)- 13151/05, registered at Police Station –Forest Range OfÏcer, Forest Range - Takhatpur, District - Bilaspur(C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections – 9, 39, 50 and 51 of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972.

2. The case of the prosecution, is that the staff of Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, State Level Flying Squad, Forest Range Mungeli and Bilaspur Forest Range Takhatpur received an information about the death of a Wild Elephant near forest area No. 94 which was situated near ECO sensitive zone. During investigation it was found that the spot where the dead body of the wild elephant was found belonged to the co accused, namely, Kamal Singh and Manoj and the co accused persons who were in illegal possession of the land and cultivating the land. Further, the co-accused persons in collusion with present applicants, had laid an electrified wire to hunt wild boars. The wild elephant came into contact with the live wire and died as a r