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Court Orders 4 Men To Plant 270 Trees For The 27 They Chopped Down

A judge in Rajasthan바카라™s Pratapgarh district, while hearing a bail plea, directed four men accused of felling trees to plant 270 saplings of 바카라˜aamla바카라™ gooseberry to compensate for the loss.

Court Orders 4 Men To Plant 270 Trees For The 27 They Chopped Down
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In cheering news as India celebrates World Environment Day, a judge in Rajasthan바카라™s Pratapgarh district, while hearing a bail plea, directed four men accused of felling trees to plant 270 saplings of 바카라˜aamla바카라™ gooseberry to compensate for the loss.

 District and sessions judge Rajendra Kumar Sharma ordered the four 바카라” Rama alias Ramlal Teli, Jaswant Dhobi, Dinesh Teli and Mohammad Hussain 바카라” on Monday to also provide evidence of the survival of the saplings every three months. The  men had chopped down 27 trees in a forest area, the said.

The judge said keeping them in jail would serve no purpose, and sought to evoke love for the environment among them through his unique sentence, while granting them bail.

The number of saplings is 10 times that of the trees they are accused of felling.

바카라œThey need to produce evidence in court every three months about the survival of the 270 trees. The trees cannot be cut without the permission of this court,바카라 Sharma said.

 바카라œKeeping them in jail would serve no purpose. It is better to arouse love for the environment in them. When they raise 270 trees, they will obviously feel the love for them and may not damage to the environment again.바카라

 The trees had been planted in 1997 during a drive.

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