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Section 76A: Prevention of Commission of offences etc.,

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

Any forest officer may if necessary use as much force and do as much injury to persons and property to prevent the commission of any offence under this Act under Chapter VI of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, or to apprehend any person who has committed or is engaged in commission of any offence under the said Acts, or for seizure of any weapons, vehicles, cart, boat, any other conveyance, tools, or any other things used to commit offence under the said Acts or to carry, transport, conceal or keep the forest produce in respect of which the offence is committed.]1

1. Inserted by Act 20 of 2000 w.e.f. 4.10.2000.

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ActThe Karnataka Forest Act, 1963
Section76A
Marginal notePrevention of Commission of offences etc.,
JurisdictionState of Karnataka
StatusIn force as published by the source

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