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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Forest Act, 1963 Section 104

Penalties for Contravention of Act or Rules

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Forest Act, 1963 Section 104 is part of Forest Act, 1963 - Penalties for Contravention of Act or Rules. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Any person contravening any provision of this Act or any rule made under this Act, for the contravention of which no special penalty is provided, shall, on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to1[six months] or with fine which may extend to1[one thousand rupees], or with both:

2[Provided that any person contravening any such provision relating to sandalwood, shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.]

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1. Substituted by Act 23 of 1974 w.e.f. 16.9.1974.

2. Inserted by Act 1 of 1981 w.e.f. 23.2.1981.

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What does Forest Act, 1963 Section 104 provide?

Section Section 104 of the Forest Act, 1963 (Penalties for Contravention of Act or Rules) 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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