Cattle Trespass Act,1871 Section 24 - Bare Act |
| State | Central Government |
| Year | 1871 |
| Section Title | Penalty for Forcibly Opposing the Seizure of Cattle or Rescuing the Same |
Whoever forcibly opposes the seizure of cattle liable to be seized under this Act,
and whoever rescues the same after seizure, either from a pound, or from any person taking or about to take them to a pound, such person being near at hand and acting under the powers conferred by this Act.
shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be punished with imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or with fine not exceeding five hundred rupees, or with both.
[As to the application of Section 25 in the case of cattle-trespassing on a railway, see the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890), Section 125 (3).]