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Section 57 — Presumption to be made in certain cases

Section 57

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Summary

Raises a presumption, once possession or control of a wild animal, article, meat, trophy, specified plant or scheduled specimen is established, that the person acquired or possessed it unlawfully, unless the contrary is proved.

Record details

Act number: 53 of 1972
Jurisdiction: India (Union)
Source record: India Code 123456789/496026 — a1972-53.pdf
Locator: Section 57

Source record

The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 — India Code consolidated text (as on 5 June 2025)
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Official documentSection 57Record India Code 123456789/496026 — a1972-53.pdf
“57. Presumption to be made in certain cases.”
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23 Oct 2026
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Fetched from India Code on 23 October 2026. The PDF is the consolidated Act as on 5 June 2025, incorporating the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022 (w.e.f. 1 April 2023). Section headings, text and footnote amendment references are taken from it; the provisions have not had a separate legal review.

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Sections 10, 13 to 17, 36 and 37 were omitted by amendment and are not carried as empty records. The lettered insertions in the corpus are a selection, not the whole of Chapters IVA to VIB. Section heading and summary derived from the official text; not separately reviewed. Every numbered section in force is modelled; lettered insertions are modelled selectively. Amended by Act 18 of 2022, w.e.f. 1 April 2023.