This petition is filed under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. praying

this Court to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his

arrest in respect of WLOR No.03/2022-23 registered by the

Range Forest Officer, Doddalanahalli Branch, Kanakapura Taluk,

Ramanagara District for the offences punishable under Sections

9, 27, 29, 39, 44 read with Section 50 and 51 of the Wild Life

(Protection) Act.

2.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the

learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the

respondent-State.

3.

The factual matrix of the case is that on 24.05.2022,

the respondent-Forest Range Officer submitted a wildlife offence

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report alleging that accused Nos.1 and 2 have been arrested

nearby Bendagodu check-post when they have carried two dead

monitor lizard and a live monitor lizard which are hunted

unauthorisedly and an old stuffed skin of deer in a plastic bag on

a motor bike and they have been arrested at the spot and during

the course of enquiry, they discloses their names and this

petitioner was absconded from the spot. Based on the

complaint, the case was registered against this petitioner along

with other accused persons for the aforesaid offences.

4.

The lea