दफा ५०
Punishment
(1) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence under clause (a) of Section 49 shall be liable to the
punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or of a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees or with both.
(2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence under clause (b) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or of a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or with both.
(3) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence under clause (c) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or of a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees or with both, and any house or shed built in or machinery, tools, vehicles used in such land shall also be forfeited, upon incorporating such land into the national forest. If the forest products were removed or damaged while committing such an offence, such a person shall also be liable to the punishment for the same.
(4) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence under clause (d) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or of a fine not exceeding sixty thousand rupees or with both, along with the recovery of the claimed amount damaged.
(5) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence under clause (e) of Section 49 shall be liable to a fine at the following rate for every quadruped:
(a) From fifty rupees to five hundred rupees in the case of a quadruped of sheep, goat species,
(b) From one thousand rupees to five thousand rupees in the case of an elephant,
(3) From one hundred rupees to one thousand rupees in the case of any other animal.
(6) A person who commits the offence under clause (f), (g), (h) or (i) of Section 49 shall be liable to the following punishment, along with the confiscation of the forest products related to the offence:
(a) A fine not exceeding one thousand rupees if the claimed amount does not exceed one thousand rupees,
(b) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or a fine equal to the claimed amount or both if the claimed amount is above one thousand rupees but not exceeding five thousand rupees,
(c) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or a fine equal to the claimed amount or both if the claimed amount is above five thousand rupees but not exceeding fifty thousand rupees,
(d) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine equal to the claimed amount or both if the claimed amount is above fifty thousand rupees but not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees,
(e) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine equal to the claimed amount or both if the claimed
amount is above one hundred thousand rupees but not exceeding five hundred thousand rupees,
(f) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine that is twice the claimed amount or both if the claimed amount exceeds five hundred thousand rupees and whatsoever thereafter.
(7) A person who commits the offence under clause (j) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or of a fine that is twice the claimed amount or both, along with confiscation of the forest products related to the offence.
(8) A person who commits the offence under clause (k) or (l) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or of a fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees or both.
(9) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence under clause (m) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees for each plant, and a person who commits the same offence again shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or of a fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees or both for each instance, depending on the gravity of the offence.
(10) A person who commits the offence under clause (n) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or of a fine not exceeding ten thousand
rupees or both, along with the recovery of the claimed amount so damaged.
(11) A person who commits the offence under clause (o) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment referred to in the prevailing law on protection of wildlife.
(12) A person who commits the offence under clause (p) of Section 49 shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand rupees, in addition to the punishment imposable for such offence.
(13) A person who commits the offence under clause (q) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or of a fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees or with both, along with the recovery of the claimed amount, if any.
(14) A person who commits the offence under clause (r) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or of a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or with both, along with the recovery of the claimed amount, if any.
punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or of a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees or with both.
(2) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence under clause (b) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or of a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or with both.
(3) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence under clause (c) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or of a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees or with both, and any house or shed built in or machinery, tools, vehicles used in such land shall also be forfeited, upon incorporating such land into the national forest. If the forest products were removed or damaged while committing such an offence, such a person shall also be liable to the punishment for the same.
(4) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence under clause (d) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or of a fine not exceeding sixty thousand rupees or with both, along with the recovery of the claimed amount damaged.
(5) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence under clause (e) of Section 49 shall be liable to a fine at the following rate for every quadruped:
(a) From fifty rupees to five hundred rupees in the case of a quadruped of sheep, goat species,
(b) From one thousand rupees to five thousand rupees in the case of an elephant,
(3) From one hundred rupees to one thousand rupees in the case of any other animal.
(6) A person who commits the offence under clause (f), (g), (h) or (i) of Section 49 shall be liable to the following punishment, along with the confiscation of the forest products related to the offence:
(a) A fine not exceeding one thousand rupees if the claimed amount does not exceed one thousand rupees,
(b) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or a fine equal to the claimed amount or both if the claimed amount is above one thousand rupees but not exceeding five thousand rupees,
(c) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or a fine equal to the claimed amount or both if the claimed amount is above five thousand rupees but not exceeding fifty thousand rupees,
(d) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine equal to the claimed amount or both if the claimed amount is above fifty thousand rupees but not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees,
(e) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine equal to the claimed amount or both if the claimed
amount is above one hundred thousand rupees but not exceeding five hundred thousand rupees,
(f) Imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine that is twice the claimed amount or both if the claimed amount exceeds five hundred thousand rupees and whatsoever thereafter.
(7) A person who commits the offence under clause (j) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or of a fine that is twice the claimed amount or both, along with confiscation of the forest products related to the offence.
(8) A person who commits the offence under clause (k) or (l) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or of a fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees or both.
(9) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence under clause (m) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees for each plant, and a person who commits the same offence again shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or of a fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees or both for each instance, depending on the gravity of the offence.
(10) A person who commits the offence under clause (n) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or of a fine not exceeding ten thousand
rupees or both, along with the recovery of the claimed amount so damaged.
(11) A person who commits the offence under clause (o) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment referred to in the prevailing law on protection of wildlife.
(12) A person who commits the offence under clause (p) of Section 49 shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand rupees, in addition to the punishment imposable for such offence.
(13) A person who commits the offence under clause (q) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or of a fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees or with both, along with the recovery of the claimed amount, if any.
(14) A person who commits the offence under clause (r) of Section 49 shall be liable to the punishment of imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or of a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or with both, along with the recovery of the claimed amount, if any.