(1) No-suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any officer or other employee of the Central Government or the State Government for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
(2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or the State Government or any of its officers or other employees for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
3 [(3) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Authority referred to in Chapter IVA 4 [Chapter IVB] and its chairperson, members, member-secretary, officers and other employees for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.]
5 [60A. Reward to persons.—(1) When a court imposes a sentence of fine or a sentence of which fine forms a part, the Court may, when passing judgment, order that the reward be paid to a person who renders assistance in the detection of the offence or the apprehension of the offenders out of the proceeds of fine not exceeding 6 [fifty per cent. of such fine].
(2) Where a case is compounded under Sec. 54, the officer compounding may order reward to be paid to a person who renders assistance in the detection of the offence or the apprehension of the offenders out of the sum of money accepted by way of composition not exceeding 7 [fifty per cent. of such money].]
8 [60B. Reward by State Government.—The State Government may empower the Chief Wild Life Warden to order payment of reward not exceeding ten thousand rupees to be paid to a person who renders assistance in the detection of the offence or the apprehension of the offender, from such fund and in such manner as may be prescribed.]
1. Subs. by Act 44 of 1991, s. 41, for “in Chapter II and” (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).
2. Ins. by Act 39 of 2006, s. 5 (w.e.f. 4-9-2006).
3. Ins. by Act 44 of 1991, s. 42 (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).
4. Ins. by Act 39 of 2006, s. 6 (w.e.f. 4-9-2006).
5. Ins. by Act 44 of 1991, s. 43 (w.e.f. 2-10-1991).
6. Subs. by Act 16 of 2003, s. 35, for “twenty per cent. of such fine” (w.e.f. 1-4-2003).
7. Subs. by s. 35, ibid., for “twenty per cent. of such money” (w.e.f. 1-4-2003).
8. Ins. by s. 36, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-2003).
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