Justice M Jaichandren and Justice R Mahadevan, dismissing a petition of a villager for a directive to police to permit a cockfight, generally conducted during festival seasons, said "cockfight was on the list of acts prohibited under Section 11(1)(n) of the PCA Act and, therefore, the court should not entertain petitions for permission to organise such events."
"The Section states it is a punishable offence to organise, keep or use any place either for animal fighting or for the purpose of baiting an animal. It also imposes a specific ban on offering a place for such purposes and collecting an entry fee for watching the fight",the Judges said.
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