Mumbai: Dog owner gets three-month imprisonment 12 years after canine bit man

A court in Mumbai has sentenced a businessman to three months simple imprisonment 12 years after his pet Rottweiler dog bit a man observing if reasonable care is not taken while going out with such an aggressive canine then it is certainly harmful for the publicIn such types of cases where there is a question of public safety leniency is unwarranted Metropolitan magistrate Girgaon court N A Patel said in the order passed on January 3The court found the dog owner Cyrus Percy Hormusji 44 guilty of offences under Indian Penal Code Sections 289 negligent conduct with respect to animal and 337 causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of othersThe detailed order was available on SundayThe incident took place in May 2010 when the the victim Kersi Irani and Hormusji were arguing over a property dispute while standing near the latters car at Nepean Sea Road in MumbaiAlso Read Mumbai 62yearold man attacks livein partner with acid victim dies during treatmentHormusjis pet dog was inside the car and trying to get out of the vehicleIn spite of the request to not open the car door the accused Hormusji opened it due to which the dog came out and directly attacked the informant Irani the prosecution saidThe canine bit Irani twice on his right leg and once on his right hand it addedThe court in its order held the accused was aware this dog is of a very aggressive breedTherefore reasonable care was expected from him The age of the informant is 72 years at such an old age the strong and aggressive dog attacked him and took three bites the court saidWhen the person like the accused who is a grown up man was going in the public place with such an aggressive dog if reasonable care is not taken then certainly it is harmful for the public the magistrate observedRottweiler dogs are famous for being powerful and having forceful bite the court notedThey are capable of generating a bite of up to 328 PSI pound per square inch They are one of the strongest breeds of dogs it addedThe accused was the owner of the said dog Therefore he was certainly having knowledge about the aggression of said dog the court saidIn spite of that he has not taken sufficient care or order therewith to guard against public danger to human life Therefore he has committed the offence punishable under Section 289 of the IPC it saidThe act of the accused was not intentional but negligent and therefore he has committed the offence punishable under IPC section 337 it further saidThe court sentenced the accused to three months simple imprisonment saying in such types of cases where there is a question of public safety leniency is unwarrantedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever