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Section 62A: Powers of Forest Officer in the matter of Investigation

The Karnataka Forest Act, 1963State Act of Karnataka · Act 5 of 1964

(1) Any Forest Officer not below the rank of a Range Forest Officer and within such specified area as the State Government may, by notification specify, may as regards offences under this Act exercise powers conferred on an Officer incharge of a police station by the provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973:

Provided that any such power shall be subject to such restrictions and modifications, if any, as the State Government may specify.

(2) For the purpose of section 156 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the area in regard to which the forest Officer is empowered under sub-section (1), shall be deemed to be a police station and such Officer shall be deemed to be the Officer-incharge of such station.

Forest [1964: KAR. ACT 5 388

Where this provision sits

ActThe Karnataka Forest Act, 1963
Section62A
Marginal notePowers of Forest Officer in the matter of Investigation
JurisdictionState of Karnataka
StatusIn force as published by the source

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