Section 72: Punishment for wrongful seizure

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

(1) Any Forest Officer or Police Officer who vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes any property on pretence of seizing property liable to forfeiture under this Act shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months, or with fine, which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

(2) Any fine so imposed, or any portion thereof, shall, if the convicting court so directs, be given as compensation to the person aggrieved by such seizure.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Karnataka Forest Act, 1963
Section	72
Marginal note	Punishment for wrongful seizure
Jurisdiction	State of Karnataka
Status	In force as published by the source

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