According to the report published by the NDTV, the animal was later granted bail after being produced in court.

In a peculiar incident, the Chhattisgarh Police arrested a goat on Monday for "raiding" a senior bureaucrat’s garden in the Chhattisgarh’s Korea district, said a media report.

According to the report published by the NDTV, the animal was later granted bail after being produced in court.

The goat has been booked under charges that carry a two-to-seven-year prison term and a fine and the complaint against the goat was filed by district magistrate Hemant Ratre’s gardener, said the report.

The police according to the report said that the goat was a "repeat offender".

"The judge’s bungalow has an iron gate and the goat used to jump over it and enter. The peon who maintains the garden had warned the owner of the goat many times. So, [on Monday], he filed a complaint and we arrested the goat and its owner,” report quoted Assistant Sub Inspector RP Srivastava as having said

The goat was accused of grazing in Ratre’s garden and eating plants, flowers and vegetables, mentioned the report.

Its owner, Hassan, also faces charges of criminal trespassing and mischief causing damage, and the court is set to rule on the case this afternoon, the report said.