Which section of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 punishes a forest or police officer who vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes property on the pretext that it is liable to confiscation under the Act?
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Which section of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 punishes a forest or police officer who vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes property on the pretext that it is liable to confiscation under the Act?
Section 61
Section 62
Section 63
Section 64
Answer and explanation
Section 62 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 makes it an offence for a forest officer or police officer to seize property vexatiously and unnecessarily on the pretence that it is liable to confiscation under the Act, punishable with imprisonment up to six months, a fine up to five hundred rupees, or both. Section 63 deals with counterfeiting or defacing forest marks and boundary marks, and section 64 with the power to arrest without warrant, so neither addresses wrongful seizure by an officer.
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