'No Ban on Possession of Dead Animal's Skin': Bombay HC Junks 'Cow Slaughter' FIR
"There is no doubt that the skin is not covered under the provisions of the Act of Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1976," the Nagpur bench of the high court said.
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court. Photo: bombayhighcourt.nic.in
Rights22/Dec/2020
New Delhi: A bench of the Bombay high court has held that the possession of a dead animalâs skin does not amount to an offence under the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1976.
The Nagpur bench of the high court comprising Justice V. M. Deshpande and Anil S. Kilor said that under the Act, which prohibits slaughtering, importing, exporting and possessing beef, there is no prohibition on possession of skin of dead animals, reported the