Iyappan vs Forest Range Officer, Forest Range Office Aranthangi — 341/2026

Summary The Judicial Magistrate Court at Aranthangi granted bail to the accused (Ayyappan) in a Wildlife Protection Act case involving alleged killing of a calf. The court considered that the accused had no prior criminal record, family dependence, and reliable sureties, and applied the principle that "bail is the rule, jail is the exception." Bail was granted with conditions including a bond of ₹10,000 with two sureties, daily reporting to the forest office for 30 days, and prohibitions against witness intimidation and foreign travel. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.