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Mischief
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Mischief is punishable under the sections 428 and 429 I.P.C. Section 428 I.P.C. Whoever commits mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any animal or animal of the value of ten rupees or upwards, shall be punishable with imprisonment for wither description for a term, which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.
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Section 429 I.P.C. Whoever commits mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any elephant, camel, horses, mule, buffalo, bull, cow or ox of the value of fifty rupees or upwards shall be punished with imprisonment of wither description for a term of which may extend to five years or with fine or both.
Bestiality
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Bestiality is punishable under Section 377 I.P.C. Bestiality means carnal intercourse with man, woman or animal against the order of nature.
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This type of crime is quite frequently found in India due to the following reasons:
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The common belief of illiterate people that intercourse with she-donkey is a remedy for gonorrhea.
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Excessive sexual desire with little opportunity for natural intercourse. Young villagers who go out to graze cattle in fields far away fro: human eyes are incited, owing to loneliness and the proximity of animals, to commit this crime.
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People having some mental abnormalities.
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The human male is generally the active agent and the passive agent is a goat, donkey, mare, cow, or even hen.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (Central Act), 1960
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With the object of preventing infliction of unnecessary pain or sufferings on animals, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, was originally passed in 1890, and was replaced by the Act in 1960.
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Cruelty to Animals (Section 11)
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Beats, kicks, over-drives, over-loads, tortures or otherwise treats any animal so as to subject it to unnecessary pain or suffering or causes or being the owner, permits any animal to be so treated; or
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Employes in any work or labour any animal which by reason of any disease, infirmity, wound, sore, or other cause, is unfit to be so employed, or being the owner, permits any such unfit animal to be employed.
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Maiming means marking an animal permanently useless by the use of violence. This type of offence is also common and its aim is to harm the owner when his animal damages the crop or other property.
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The common forms of hurting animals and rendering, them useless are,
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Fracture of bone
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Cutting tendons of legs and neck
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Injury to udder in milch animals
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Tearing of the vagina or rectum by introducing sharp or blunt object
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Punctured wounds etc
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