Wildlife & Biodiversity
Salman Khan convicted in 1998 blackbuck poaching case
All other accused—actors Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam—acquitted
By DTE Staff
Published: Thursday 05 April 2018
Khan, along with actors Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam, was charged under the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) for poaching a blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) antelope. While the others were acquitted, Khan has been convicted under Section 9 and 51 of WPA, according to media reports.
Maximum sentence under the law is six years. While the prosecution has demanded maximum imprisonment under the act, the court is yet to decide the quantum of punishment.
The accused allegedly killed two blackbucks in Kankani village near Jodhpur on September 26, 1998.
Blackbuck is a Schedule I species under the WPA, which awards it the maximum level of protection.
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India Environment Portal Resources :
- Strengthening legal frameworks to combat wildlife crime
- Halting the illegal trade of CITES species from World Heritage Sites
- Question raised in Lok Sabha on Poaching of Wildlife, 26/07/2016
- Judgement of the Delhi District Court regarding peacock hunting, 30/04/2016
- Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding declaring nilgais, wild boars and monkeys as vermin, 20/06/2016
- The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2013
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