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Mumbai taxi driver booked for 'raping' dog, seeks bail
Mumbai taxi driver booked for 'raping' dog, seeks bail
Kartikeya , TNN 25 September 2009, 03:10am IST
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MUMBAI: This is a bizarre bail plea in a bizarre crime case.
A 26-year-old taxi driver, charged with having sexual intercourse with a dog, told a sessions court that he should be given bail because the police was not in a position to record the victims statement.
Mahesh Kamat was arrested from Tardeo on August 30 and booked under section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). It deals with offences relating to unnatural sex; cops also slapped him with the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act.
However, Kamat in custody since his arrest pleaded that the PCA was not applicable to him as the dog he was charged of having intercourse with was a stray and not a pet dog. He also said that he had been falsely implicated in the case.
The court though turned down the plea saying there was enough evidence against him. Moreover, it said that Kamats alleged offence had disturbed the residents of the area and the act amounted to cruelty to an animal.
Cops have also collected DNA and forensic evidence in a bid to nail him in court.