THANE: Two alleged poachers, who were arrested by the crime branch for smuggling leopard skin , were granted bail by the sessions court last week.The duo , Vishal Dhanraj and Sachin Mhatre, were granted bail by Kalyan sessions judge AAA Shaikh, on certain conditions to abide by.The duo was held by the crime branch unit-3 on April 19, 2018 at Kolegaon.The police had a tip-off that the accused were carrying leopard skin to be sold illegally. They wanted to sell the skin reportedly at a cost between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 12 lakh. According to the first information report, the leopard was hunted by the two other accused, who gave the skin to Dhanraj to be sold in the illegal market, but was caught.The duo moved the bail plea, stating that they were in custody since April 19 and have been falsely implicated and that another accused, Anil Gholap, was granted bail.On the other hand, the prosecution resisted the plea and claimed that if the accused were released, there was every possibility that they may tamper with the proofs and repeat the offence.The judge, after hearing both sides, pointed out that the investigation was over and chargesheet was been filed. He stated that one accused was already out on bail. The duo was told to furnish a bond of Rs 15,000 and mark attendance with cops every Saturday and that they are expected to cooperate with the the investigating agency as and when called.The police had a tip-off that the accused were carrying leopard skin to be sold illegally. They wanted to sell the skin reportedly at a cost between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 12 lakh. According to FIR, the leopard was hunted by the two other accused, who gave the skin to one of the arrested men to be sold in the illegal market, but was caught.

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