(IN) Pataudi Black-buck hunting case

September 3, 2009

Its been 4 yrs and still the Court is continuing with the hearing!!!! I wonder

how many other such cases are lying buried in the debris.

What could be the reason behind this? Ignorance/indifference?? what?? Or is it

money talking huh????

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Spl court to continue hearing in blackbuck hunting case

PTI 3 September 2009, 08:39pm IST

JHAJJAR (Haryana): A special court in Haryana has decided to continue its

hearing against former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi in

connection with black buck hunting case of June 2005 in which he is an accused.

The decision was taken yesterday after Rachna Gupta, presiding officer of the

Special Environment Court (Faridabad) decided to begin recording pre-charge

framing evidence against the accused including Pataudi and his accomplices

during the next hearing slated for December 15.

The proceedings in the trial against Khan were delayed in the last four years

due to a legal problem.

" The Jhajjar Police, who were handling the case, had filed the chargesheet as

well as complaint together and clubbed it. However, the trial court adopted the

proceedings as for a chargesheet case, " explained advocate Saurabh Sharma with

the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), which has been made a part of the

prosecution.

" Challenging the contents of the chargesheet and the technical flaw the defence

had brought it to the notice of the sessions Court. However, now the court has

ordered the case be continued and be heard as a complaint case, " he added.

Pataudi and his accomplices are accused of killing blackbucks (Antilope

cervicapra) which is listed as a Schedule I species in the Indian Wildlife

(Protection) Act, 1972, according it protection equivalent to that given to the

tiger.

If convicted, Patuadi can be awarded imprisonment of up to seven years along

with a fine.

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