TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1927

Forest Act, 1927 Section 62

PUNISHMENT FOR WRONGFUL SEIZURE "Any Forest-officer or Police-officer who vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes any

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SECTION 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 imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.