(1) If the owner of any animal is found guilty if any offence under this Act, the Court, upon his conviction thereof may, if this if fit, in addition to any other punishment make an order, that the animal with respect to which the offence was committed shall be forfeited to Government and may further, make such each order to the disposal of the animal as it thinks fit under the circumstances.
(2) No order under sub-section (1) shall be made unless it is shows by evidence as to apprevious conviction under this Act or as to the character of the owner or otherwise as to the treatment of the animal that the animal, if left with the owner, is likely to be exposed to further cruelty.
(3) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in sub-section (1), the Court may also order that a person convicted of an offence under this Act shall, either permanently or during as is fixed by the order be prohibited from fit, of a animal of any kind of species specified in the order.
(4) No order under sub-section (3) shall be made unless-
(a) It is shown by evidence to a previous conviction or as to the character of the said person otherwise us to the treatment of the animal in the custody of the said person is likely to be exposed to cruelly.
(b) It is stated in the complaint upon which the conviction was made that it is the intention of the complaint upon the conviction of the accused to request that an order be made as a foresaid and
(c) the offence for which the conviction was made was committed in an area in which under the law for the time being force a license is necessary for the keeping of any such animal as that is respect of which the conviction was made.
(5.) Not with standing anything to the contrary contained in any law for the time being in force, any person in respect of whom as order is made under sub-section (3) shall have no right to the custody of any animal country to the provisions of the order, and if the contravenes the provisions of any order, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred 17 rupees, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with both.
(6.) Any Court which has made an order under sub-section (3) may at any time, with her in its own motion or on application made to it in this behalf, rescind or modify such order.