Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
65. The Magistrate of the District and any Magistrate of the first class specially empowered in this behalf by the Local Government, may try summarily, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, any forest-offence punishable only with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or fine not exceeding five hundred rupees, or both.
Operation of other laws not barred.
Source: India Code