Environment Ministry to withdraw case against Hawa upon ‘agreement’
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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will take the initiative to withdraw a case filed against the movie ‘Hawa’ for allegedly violating Wildlife Conservation and Security Act of 2012.
Steps will be taken to withdraw the case filed by the Wildlife Crime Prevention Unit under the ministry, upon the appeal made by the Hawa team confessing they were unaware of the provisions of the act, it said in a press release on Sunday, UNB reports.
Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court received the appeal from Hawa’s director Mejbaur Rahman Sumon to withdraw the case on Sunday.
As the case is compoundable according to section 43 of Wildlife Conservation and Security Act, 2012, and section 248 of CrpC, the appeal was submitted.
The court has heard the appeal and fixed the next hearing to pronounce a verdict in this regard.
On August 17, four officers of the Wildlife Crime Prevention Unit filed a case after seeing the movie released on July 29.
On August 22, a legal notice was served to ban screenings of the film Hawa, for violating the Wildlife Conservation and Security Act.
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