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Wildlife Law: A Ready Reckoner
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Conservation Reference Series No. 1
This ready reckoner has proven to be a handy legal tool for forest department staff who are the first responders to wildlife crime. This ready reckoner incorporates the procedures relating to arrest, search, collection and recording of evidence along with guidelines on the rights of the arrested or detained perpetrator. This reckoner includes provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act to aid the field enforcement official in dealing with a wildlife offence and building up a case.