Accused nos.1 and 2 in Crime No.75/2023, registered

by Panambur Police Station, Mangalore City for the

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offences punishable under Sections 48(A), 49(A), 2(32),

2(36), 51, 49(B), 39(b) & 39(d), 44, 50 & 51 of Wild Life

Protection Act, 1972 are before this Court in these two

petitions seeking regular bail.

2.

Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

3.

On the basis of complaint lodged by Sri Sudeep

M V, Sub Inspector of Police, the SHO of Panambur Police

Station had registered FIR in Crime No.75/2023 against

the petitioners herein and two others and the petitioners

were arrested in the case on 11.09.2023.

4.

The bail application of the petitioners in

Crl.Misc.No.838/2023 filed before the Court of I Addl.

District & Sessions Judge, D.K, Mangaluru was rejected on

25.09.2023. It is under these circumstances, the

petitioners are before this Court.

5.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners

having reiterated the grounds urged in the petition

submits that major portion of the investigation in the case

is complete. Maximum punishment for the alleged offences

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is imprisonment by 7 years. The petitioners have no

criminal antecedents. Accordingly, he prays to allow