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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Forest Act, 1963 Section 73

Penalty for Counterfeiting or Defacing Marks on Trees or Timber and for Altering Boundary Marks

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Forest Act, 1963 Section 73 is part of Forest Act, 1963 - Penalty for Counterfeiting or Defacing Marks on Trees or Timber and for Altering Boundary Marks. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Whoever, with intent to cause damage or injury to the public or to any person, or to cause wrongful gain as defined in the Indian Penal Code,

(a) knowingly counterfeits upon any timber or standing tree a mark used by Forest Officers to indicate that such timber or such tree is the property of the Government or of some person, or that it may lawfully be cut or removed by some person; or

(b) unlawfully affixes to any timber or standing tree a mark used by Forest Officers; or

(c) alters, defaces or obliterates any such mark placed on any timber or standing tree by or under the authority of a Forest Officer; or

(d) alters, moves, destroys or defaces any boundary mark of any forest or waste land to which the provisions of this Act are applicable;

shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

Frequently asked questions

What does Forest Act, 1963 Section 73 provide?

Section Section 73 of the Forest Act, 1963 (Penalty for Counterfeiting or Defacing Marks on Trees or Timber and for Altering Boundary Marks) 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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