(1) If a court is satisfied on information laid before it through a complaint or otherwise that a sacrifice in contravention of the provisions of this Act has been Short title, extent and commencement.
Definitions.
Sacrifice of animals and birds in temples or its precinets prohibited Officiating, as sacrifice etc., prohibited.
Temple or its precinets not to be allowed to be used for sacrifice.
Penalties.
Trial of offences.
Issue of injunction.
The Gujarat Animals And Birds Sacrifices (Prohibition) ACT, 1972 4 of 4 arranged or is about to be performed, it may issue an injunction against any of the persons concerned in arranging or performing it, prohibiting the performing of such sacrifice.
(2) Whoever knowing that an injunction has been issued against him under sub- section (1) disobeys such injunction shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.
9. On receipt of any information that a sacrifice in contravention of the provisions of this Act has been arranged or is about to be performed, the officer-in-charge of a police station shall, unless he has reasonable grounds which shall be recorded by him in writing, for not believing the information, forthwith file a complaint in the court for an offence which appears to him to have been committed, or as the case may be, make an application to the court for an injunction under section 8.
----------------------------------------------------- 1 For Statement of Objects and Reasons see Gujarat Government Gazette, Extra-ordinary, Part V, dated June 21, 1972, p. 57.
This Act was assented by the President on the 30 th August 1972 Duty of officer incharge of police station to file complaint for injunction.