Bombay High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Man for Cutting Down Tree Sans Permission, Harming Birds | 📰 LatestLY

Mumbai, January 22: The Bombay High Court has refused to quash a first information report (FIR) registered against a man in 2014 for cutting down a tree without permission from the civic authorities and causing harm to birds and their nests. A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Shyam Chandak on January 15, while dismissing the petition filed by one Amit Dhutia, noted that there was a prima facie case made out against him. The FIR was registered in May 2014 under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, Wildlife Protection Act, and the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act with the suburban Khar police station. Ram Temple Inauguration: Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition by…