Section 62: Punishment for wrongful seizure — Forest Act, 1927

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62. Punishment for wrongful seizure.—Any Forest-officer or Police-officer who vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes any property on pretence of seizing property liable to confiscation under this Act shall be punishable with imprisonmen t for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. 1Subs. by A.O., 1937, for “L.G.”.

Effective date: 1927-01-01

Related sections

Section 61: Saving of power to release property seized Section 63: Penalty for counterfeiting or defacing marks on trees and timber and for altering Section 60: Property when to vest in Government Section 64: Power to arrest without warrant Section 59: Appeal from orders under section 55, section 56 or section 57 Section 65: Power to release on a bond a person arrested

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