Forest Act, 2019

If forest produce has been removed or damaged while committing such an offense, the person shall also be liable to the punishment for that.

(4) A person committing an offense under clause (घ) of Section 49 shall be punished with recovery of the amount of damage and imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to sixty thousand rupees or both.

(5) A person committing an offense under clause (ङ) of Section 49 shall be fined at the following rate for each livestock:-

(क) If sheep or goat type, fifty rupees to five hundred rupees,

(ख) If elephant, one thousand rupees to five thousand rupees,

(ग) If other livestock, one hundred rupees to one thousand rupees.

(6) A person committing an offense under clause (च), (छ), (ज), (झ) or (ञ) of Section 49 shall be punished with confiscation of the forest produce related to the offense and the following punishment:-

(क) If the loss is up to one thousand rupees, a fine of up to one thousand rupees,

(ख) If the loss is more than one thousand rupees up to five thousand rupees, imprisonment for up to one month or a fine according to the loss or both,

(ग) If the loss is more than five thousand rupees up to fifty thousand rupees, imprisonment for up to three months or a fine according to the loss or both,

(घ) If the loss is more than fifty thousand rupees up to one lakh rupees, imprisonment for up to six months or a fine according to the loss or both,

(ङ) If the loss is more than one lakh rupees up to five lakh rupees, imprisonment for up to one year or a fine according to the loss or both,

(च) If the loss is more than five lakh rupees, whatever the amount, imprisonment for up to two years or a double fine of the loss or both.

(7) A person committing an offense under clause (ट) of Section 49 shall be punished with confiscation of the forest produce related to the offense and imprisonment for up to three years or a double fine of the loss or both.

(8) A person committing an offense under clause (ठ) or (ड) of Section 49 shall be punished with imprisonment for up to one year or a fine of up to twenty thousand rupees or both.

(9) A person committing an offense under clause (ढ) of Section 49 shall be fined up to five hundred rupees per plant, and if the same offense is repeated, the person shall be punished with imprisonment for up to one year or a fine of up to twenty thousand rupees or both for each subsequent offense depending on the quantum of the offense.

(10) A person committing an offense under clause (ण) of Section 49 shall be punished with recovery of the loss and imprisonment for up to six months or a fine of up to ten thousand rupees or both.

(11) A person committing an offense under clause (त) of Section 49 shall be punished according to the prevailing law on wildlife conservation.

(12) A person committing an offense under clause (थ) of Section 49 shall be punished with an additional fine of up to two lakh rupees in addition to the punishment for such offense.

(13) A person committing an offense under clause (द) of Section 49 shall, if loss is caused, be punished with recovery of the loss and imprisonment for up to one year or a fine of up to twenty thousand rupees or both.

(14) A person committing an offense under clause (ध) of Section 49 shall, if loss is caused, be punished with recovery of the loss and imprisonment for up to six months or a fine of up to ten thousand rupees or both.