A company is found guilty of polluting a river by illegally discharging toxic waste into it, causing harm to the environment and nearby communities. Which special criminal law in India addresses environmental offenses?

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The Environmental Protection Act, 1986, addresses environmental offenses in India. It provides the framework for protecting and improving the environment, and it empowers the government to take actions against polluters. Other laws like the Indian Penal Code and Wildlife Protection Act address related issues but do not specifically cover environmental offenses in the same comprehensive manner.

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Indian Penal Code, 1860

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Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

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Environmental Protection Act, 1986

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

I. Right to a wholesome environment is a facet of the right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India	1. Research Foundation for Science Technology and Natural Resource Policy v. Union of India (2005) 10 SCC 510
II. Right to information and community participation for protection of environment and human health is also a right which flows from Article 21	2. Orissa Mining Corpn Ltd v. Ministry of Environment and Forests (2013) 6 SCC 476
III. Precautionary principle and polluter pays principle are part of law of the land	3. Subhash Kumar v. State of Bihar AIR 1991 SC 420
IV. Role of gram sabha in safeguarding the customary and religious rights of scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers under the Forest Rights Act	4. Vellore Citizen Welfare Forum v. Union of India (1996) 5 SCC 647

A company is found guilty of polluting a river by illegally discharging toxic waste into it, causing harm to the environment and nearby communities. Which special criminal law in India addresses environmental offenses?

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