In recent court proceedings, the 9th Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court in Thane granted interim custody of six horses to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India. The horses had been used in illegal racing activities on a highway.

On October 8, PETA India filed an application for interim custody of six horses after the Kashigaon Police Station registered an FIR and seized the animals under Sections 291, 281, 125, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, along with Sections 11(1)(a) and 11(1)(l) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960. Acting in accordance with the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Care and Maintenance of Case Property Animals) Rules, 2017, the court granted PETA India’s request for interim custody and rejected the accused owners' application for custody of the horses.