Section 50
Punishment
(1) The following punishment shall be imposed to the person committing the following offences:-
(a) If the offence under Clause (a) of Section 49 is committed, such land shall be included in the National Forest and the offender shall be punished with a fine upto Ten Thousands Rupees or an imprisonment upto one year or both and the house or hut built in the land shall also be confiscated. If the Forest Product is removed
or damaged while committing such offence the offender shall also be punished for it.
(b) If the offence under Clause (b) of Section 49 is committed, the amount involved shall be realized and the offender shall be punished with a fine upto Ten Thousands Rupees or an imprisonment upto one year or both.
(c) If the offence under Clause (c) of Section 49 is committed, the offender shall be fined with the following rate for each animal:-
(1) Five Rupees to Fifty Rupees if the animal is a sheep or goat.
(2) Five Hundreds Rupees to One Thousand Rupees if the animal is an elephant.
(3) Ten Rupees to One Hundred Rupees in the case of other animals.
(d) If the offence under Clause (d),(e),(f),or (g) of Section 49 is committed, the Forest Product related with the offence shall be confiscated and the offender shall be punished as follows:-
(1) With a fine upto One Hundred Rupees if the amount involved is One Hundred Rupees.
(2) With a fine equivalent to the amount involved, if the amount involved ranges from Rupees One Hundred to Rupees One Thousand.
(3) With a fine equivalent to the amount involved or an imprisonment upto Six months or both if the amount involved ranges from Rupees One Thousand to Rupees Five Thousands.
(4) With a fine double to the amount involved or an imprisonment upto One year or both , if the amount involved exceeds to Rupees Five Thousands.
(e) If the offence under Clause (i) of Section 49 is committed, the Forest Product related with the offence shall be confiscated and the offender shall be punished with a fine equivalent to the amount involved or an imprisonment upto Five years, or both.
(f) If the offence under Clause (j) or (m) of Section 49 is committed, the offender shall be punished with a fine upto Rupees Five Hundreds to Rupees Ten Thousands or an imprisonment upto one year, or both.
(g) If the offence under Clause (k) of Section 49 is committed, the offender shall be punished upto Rupees One Hundred per plant according to the gravity of offence and if same offence is committed again, the offender shall be punished with an additional fine upto Rupees One Thousand in addition to aforesaid punishment.
(h) If the offence under Clause (l) of Section 49 is committed, the amount involved shall be realized and the offender shall be punished with a fine upto Rupees Five Thousands or an imprisonment upto Six months or both.
(i) If the offence under Clause (n) of Section 49 is committed, the offender shall be punished as provided in the prevailing laws.
(j) If the offence under Clause (o) of Section 49 is committed, the amount involved shall be realized and the offender shall be punished with a fine upto Rupees One Thousand.
(2) Any person or Government employee who commits an offence under Sub-section (l) of Section 16 shall be punished with a fine upto Rupees Ten Thousands or an imprisonment upto two years or both.
(a) If the offence under Clause (a) of Section 49 is committed, such land shall be included in the National Forest and the offender shall be punished with a fine upto Ten Thousands Rupees or an imprisonment upto one year or both and the house or hut built in the land shall also be confiscated. If the Forest Product is removed
or damaged while committing such offence the offender shall also be punished for it.
(b) If the offence under Clause (b) of Section 49 is committed, the amount involved shall be realized and the offender shall be punished with a fine upto Ten Thousands Rupees or an imprisonment upto one year or both.
(c) If the offence under Clause (c) of Section 49 is committed, the offender shall be fined with the following rate for each animal:-
(1) Five Rupees to Fifty Rupees if the animal is a sheep or goat.
(2) Five Hundreds Rupees to One Thousand Rupees if the animal is an elephant.
(3) Ten Rupees to One Hundred Rupees in the case of other animals.
(d) If the offence under Clause (d),(e),(f),or (g) of Section 49 is committed, the Forest Product related with the offence shall be confiscated and the offender shall be punished as follows:-
(1) With a fine upto One Hundred Rupees if the amount involved is One Hundred Rupees.
(2) With a fine equivalent to the amount involved, if the amount involved ranges from Rupees One Hundred to Rupees One Thousand.
(3) With a fine equivalent to the amount involved or an imprisonment upto Six months or both if the amount involved ranges from Rupees One Thousand to Rupees Five Thousands.
(4) With a fine double to the amount involved or an imprisonment upto One year or both , if the amount involved exceeds to Rupees Five Thousands.
(e) If the offence under Clause (i) of Section 49 is committed, the Forest Product related with the offence shall be confiscated and the offender shall be punished with a fine equivalent to the amount involved or an imprisonment upto Five years, or both.
(f) If the offence under Clause (j) or (m) of Section 49 is committed, the offender shall be punished with a fine upto Rupees Five Hundreds to Rupees Ten Thousands or an imprisonment upto one year, or both.
(g) If the offence under Clause (k) of Section 49 is committed, the offender shall be punished upto Rupees One Hundred per plant according to the gravity of offence and if same offence is committed again, the offender shall be punished with an additional fine upto Rupees One Thousand in addition to aforesaid punishment.
(h) If the offence under Clause (l) of Section 49 is committed, the amount involved shall be realized and the offender shall be punished with a fine upto Rupees Five Thousands or an imprisonment upto Six months or both.
(i) If the offence under Clause (n) of Section 49 is committed, the offender shall be punished as provided in the prevailing laws.
(j) If the offence under Clause (o) of Section 49 is committed, the amount involved shall be realized and the offender shall be punished with a fine upto Rupees One Thousand.
(2) Any person or Government employee who commits an offence under Sub-section (l) of Section 16 shall be punished with a fine upto Rupees Ten Thousands or an imprisonment upto two years or both.