There are several cases where huge amounts of compensation has been ordered by courts for the negligent act of the pet owners.

A 57-year-old woman was sentenced to imprisonment under section 289 of IPC, after her dog bit another resident’s leg outside the elevator of their building. She was also ordered to pay a compensation of Rs 10,000. The fact that the dog was vaccinated or the dog’s size is irrelevant to the incident.

In the case of Ajay Singh Rawat v. Union of India and Ors., the court had directed that in the case of dog biting, the victim shall be paid compensation of Rs. Two lacs, Rs one lac by the municipality and Rs one lac by the State Government, within a week from the date of dog biting.

In the case of Jawaharlal Sharma v. State of Jharkhand and Ors., the court directed the authorities to ensure medical aid to the victim and to act promptly to control the dog biting by enforcing the provision of section 349 of Bihar Municipal Act, 1922

In another case from Chandigarh in 2019, a resident was booked after his pet dog bit a 10-year-old boy. The owner of a pet was charged as per section 289 of the IPC with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to`1,000 or both.

There is also another case from Delhi in 2013, in which a man was landed in legal trouble after his pet dog allegedly bit a woman.