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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Forest Act, 1963 Section 72

Punishment for Wrongful Seizure

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Forest Act, 1963 Section 72 is part of Forest Act, 1963 - Punishment for Wrongful Seizure. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Any Forest Officer or Police Officer who vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes any property on pretence of seizing property liable to forfeiture under this Act shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months, or with fine, which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

(2) Any fine so imposed, or any portion thereof, shall, if the convicting court so directs, be given as compensation to the person aggrieved by such seizure.

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What does Forest Act, 1963 Section 72 provide?

Section Section 72 of the Forest Act, 1963 (Punishment for Wrongful Seizure) is reproduced on this page as part of the Forest Act, 1963. 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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