What is the maximum term of imprisonment with which a forest offence may be punishable for it to fall within the imprisonment limb of section 67 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927?
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What is the maximum term of imprisonment with which a forest offence may be punishable for it to fall within the imprisonment limb of section 67 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927?
3 months
6 months
1 year
1 month
Answer and explanation
Section 67 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 lets the District Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class specially empowered by the State Government try summarily any forest offence punishable only with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or with a fine up to the stated limit, or both. An offence carrying a one-year maximum falls outside that limb, while three months and one month are within it but are not the ceiling.
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