Advocate Sankalp Golatkar has filed a plea in Supreme Court to amend the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals Act, 1960 to include stringent punishments for perpetrators of animal cruelty and stated that right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution is not restricted to human life only but it also extends to life of an animal (Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja). This petition also includes to amend section 428 and 42 of IPC.
Plea In SC To Enhance Penalties Under The Prevention of Cruelty To Animals Act, 1960
