rupees.—
Whoever commits mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless, any elephant, camel, horse, mule, buffalo, bull, cow or ox, whatever
context otherwise requires,- (a) "Cattle" means cows, oxen and bulls and includes elephants, camels, buffaloes, horses, mares, geldings, pomes, colts, fillies, mules, asses, pigs, rams ... extend to five hundred rupees, or both. Chapter VII Preservation of wild Elephants
48. Killing, etc., of wild elephants prohibited.
- No wild elephant shall
along with two others named
in the complaint, shot and killed an elephant in
compartment No. 13 of Kundurugutu Range Forest and removed
the ivory ... tusks of the elephant. On 25.6.1986 the Range
Officer of Forest of that Range lodged a written complaint
with the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class Chaibasa
land, water or air and includes buffalo, bull, bullock, camel, donkey, elephant, horse and mule; [(34) "vermin" means any wild animal notified under section
sets traps or snares; or (j) in any area in which the Elephants Preservation Act, 1879 ( 6 of 1879 ), is not in force, kills ... catches elephants in contravention of any rules so made, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with
there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (1) cattle includes elephants, camels, buffaloes, horses, mares, geldings, ponies, colts, fillies, mules, asses, pigs, rams ... under sub-section (1) of section 52-A; (1-A) cattle includes elephants, camels, buffaloes, horses, mares, geldings, ponies, colts, fillies, mules, asses, pigs, rams
traps or snares in such forests, and the killing or catching of elephants in such forests in areas in which the Elephants Preservation
person. (3) In this section the expression animal means any horse, cattle, elephant, camel, ass, mule, sheep or goat
matters
connected therewith or ancillary thereto or incidental therewith.
Indian elephant was brought within the purview of Schedule A of the Act
on or about ... counsel has drawn our attention to the fact that the population
of elephants has gone up in several countries, e.g., Botswana, South
Africa, Namibia
Alaska and Siberia. According to
the appellants the distinction between mammoth and elephant ivory is
that whereas mammoth belongs to an extinct species, the ivory ... elephant is of an extant living animal. The appellants state that
mammoth ivory is distinguishable by visual and non-destructive means
vis-à-vis elephant