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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Wildlife Protection Act Chapter 53

Punishment for wrongful seizure

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/265463

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Wildlife Protection Act Chapter 53 is part of Wildlife Protection Act - Punishment for wrongful seizure. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

if any person, excersing powers under this Act, vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes the property of any other person on the pretence of seizing it for the reasons mentioned in section 50, he shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

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What does Wildlife Protection Act Chapter 53 provide?

Section Chapter 53 of the Wildlife Protection Act (Punishment for wrongful seizure) is reproduced on this page as part of the Wildlife Protection Act. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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