Cruelty to Animals Generally
पशुओं के प्रति क्रूरता (सामान्य)
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Last updated Aug 13, 2025
📘 Bill Name
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
🔢 Chapter Number
3
🌐 Title (EN)
Cruelty to Animals Generally
🌍 Title (HI)
पशुओं के प्रति क्रूरता (सामान्य)
📄 Sections
3
📝 Overview (EN)
Enumerates acts amounting to cruelty, provides penalties, prohibits specific practices like phooka/d...
🌐 Overview (HI)
क्रूरता के कृत्यों की सूची, दंड, फूका/डूम देव जैसी विशेष प्रथाओं का निषेध, तथा निर्दिष्ट परिस्थितियो...
🎯 Meta Title
Chapter III – Cruelty to Animals Generally | PCA Act, 1960
🧠 Meta Description
Chapter III lists cruelty offences, penalties, special prohibitions, and humane destruction provisio...
🏷️ Meta Keywords
PCA 1960, cruelty, Section 11, Section 12, penalties
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📜 What is Cruelty to Animals Generally?
Enumerates acts amounting to cruelty, provides penalties, prohibits specific practices like phooka/doom dev, and permits humane destruction of suffering animals in specified circumstances.
क्रूरता के कृत्यों की सूची, दंड, फूका/डूम देव जैसी विशेष प्रथाओं का निषेध, तथा निर्दिष्ट परिस्थितियों में अत्यंत पीड़ित पशु के मानवीय वध की अनुमति प्रदान करता है।
📄 Sections in Cruelty to Animals Generally
| # | Section Title |
|---|---|
| 11 | Treating Animals Cruelly |
| 12 | Penalty for Practising Phooka or Doom Dev |
| 13 | Destruction of Suffering Animals |
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