Section 42. The Local Government may by such rules prescribe as penalties for the infringement thereof imprisonm

42. The Local Government may by such rules prescribe as penalties for the infringement thereof imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or both. Double penalties may be inflicted in cases where the offence is committed after sunset and before sunrise, or after preparation for resistance to lawful authority, or if the offender has been previously convicted of a like offence. Government and Forest-officers not liable for damage to forest-produce at depot.