HPPSCP Act 18Chapter II · Offences Relating to Work

Section 18 · Punishment for illegal hunting or extinction of wild life

- Whoever, being an officer duty bound to preserve and protect wild life,-

(a)

commits, permits, connives or abets illegal hunting of wild animals; or

(b)

gives shelter to the poachers; or

(c)

helps in arranging drives of animals or putting fire to wild animals habitats with a view to heading for easy hunting; or

(d)

conceals information or fails to report illegal hunting of wild animals or illegal possession of animal articles or trophies of wild animals mentioned in Schedule-I of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine:

Provided that the court may, for any special reason to be recorded in writing, impose a sentence of imprisonment of less than one year.Chapter-IV Offences Relating to Hospitals, etc.

The offence at a glance

Maximum punishment: 3 years
Statutory minimum: 1 year
Fine: Fine — no statutory ceiling, the court decides
Cognizable: Cognizable
Bailable: Non-bailable
Compoundable: Not compoundable
Triable by: Magistrate of the first class

Cognizable — Police may arrest without a warrant
Non-bailable — Bail is at the court's discretion

Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section

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