PETA India warned in a statement that the man could go on to abuse a human in the same manner if let gone. | Photo Credit: Thinkstock

Jaipur: A man was booked under Section 377 over allegations of performing unnatural sex with a female stray dog on Friday. An FIR has been registered in the case on the basis of a complaint by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and animal rights activist Sachin Stalin.

Bhankrota police told Hindustan Times that a case was filed on Monday against the accused, identified as Kamal Hassan, who has now been kept under judicial custody on the grounds Section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

The dog has not yet been located and once found, a medical examination will be conducted for a deeper investigation into the matter and further action to be taken against the accused, as per the police official. A video of the act was also submitted by the activist but was not clear enough to prove the man guilty.

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Bhankrota Police Station’s Station House Officer (SHO) and Jaipur West Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) were assisted by PETA India in order to get the FIR registered under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860.

Section 377 of the IPC says that whoever has carnal intercourse voluntarily against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for life or a term that may be extended to a period of ten years and shall also be liable to pay a fine.

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PETA India warned in a statement that the man could go on to abuse a human in the same manner if set loose. Meet Ashar from the organisation said that violent people often start out by abusing animals and then move on towards targeting human individuals and that’s why the case should bother everyone.