What can Rs.50 / - Get You in India today. A bail definitely. Yes A BAIL for knowingly and consciously hurting a Living Being, Who Could Post that get crippled for Life (Bhadra) or even die (Shaktiman). As per understanding this is the prerogative of Animals Welfare Board of India to look after, well, the welfare of Animals. These Two infamous medical students were granted a bail for throwing this dog from the terrace who is now crippled for life, right under thier nose in Chennai. As Understood this is not the first time someone will be initiating a change for this. This happened when the police horse, Shaktimaan, was injured and laer succumbed to his injuries. Indian legislators were being urged by Humane Society International to replace the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act with the Draft Animal Welfare Bill 2014. HSI/India took this action in the wake of a landmark judgment given by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Animal Welfare Board of India Vs. A. Nagaraj case where it stated: “Parliament is expected to make proper amendment of the PCA Act to provide an effective deterrent to achieve the object and purpose of the Act and for the violation of section 11, adequate penalties and punishments should be imposed.” The board, acting on the directions of the Supreme Court, drafted the new bill. HSI/India sent Parliament the draft along with the extract of judgment and photographs depicting animal cruelty. N.G Jayasimha, HSI/India’s managing director and member of the drafting committee said: “The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act was a strongly worded law for 1960 when it was drafted, but has failed to protect animals for more than two decades now due to lack of enforcement. The current provisions, with penalties amounting to a maximum of only Rs. 50, fail miserably to deter animal abusers. Taking advantage of this obsolete act, animal abusers have continued to inflict unfathomable cruelty on animals. We urge the Parliament of India to treat this issue with utmost urgency so that the animal abusers do not go unpunished.” Friends, i guess these two students getting bail for crippling a living being and getting away with paying Rs. 50/- should be the nail in the coffin. Let us all make sure this Draft Animal Welfare Bill 2014 gets passed now.