13 parrots produced before a Delhi court; here’s why?

New Delhi [India]: It was a peculiar session for a Delhi court on Wednesday when 13 parrots were ‘produced’ before it. Yes! You read that right.
You might be wondering whether the parrots have committed a crime? Well, they haven’t.
The parrots were produced in the court after an Uzbek national — Anvarjon Rakhmatjonov — was arrested by the CISF at the Indira Gandhi International Airport for trying to smuggle them out of the country.
The live parrots were recovered from different shoe boxes.
“Under the law, any case property or those having a connection to the case should be produced before the court. The parrots were produced in the court for handing over to wildlife officials as they were live birds,” said PC Sharma, lawyer, customs.
“The accused, who was caught, was trying to smuggle the parrots from India. The customs have registered a case. According to the Wildlife Act, the export of parrots is prohibited,” he said.