The Supreme Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a man, booked for allegedly shooting a pet dog dead and causing bullet injuries to its owner, and asked him to surrender.
The apex court refused to accept the submission of the counsel appearing for the accused that the bullets were fired at the dog as it was "furious" and was attacking him.
The Bench told the counsel representing petitioner Pratibh Sharma, “You had fired gunshots to scare the dogIJ You are saying that the incident is of a dog barking and you fired at the dog.
"Three shots were fired towards the complainant (dog's owner). He had sustained injuries. The dog had died.”
“There is no question of anticipatory bail. You surrender first," Sharma's counsel contended before the court that the dog was furious .
