Section 78

CHAPTER XIV. MISCELLANEOUS. 78. Every person who exercises any right in a reserved or protected forest, or who is permitted to take any forest-produce from, or to cut and remove timber or to pasture cattle in, such forest, and every 84 Forests. [ACT VII every person who is employed by any such person in such forest, and every person in any village contiguous to such forest who is employed by the Government, or who receives emoluments from the Government for services to be performed to the community, shall be bound to furnish without unnecessary delay to the nearest Forest-officer or Police-officer any information he may possess respecting the commission of, or intention to commit, any forest-offence, and shall assist any Forest-officer or Police-officer demanding his aid - (a) in extinguishing any fire occurring in such forest; - (b) in preventing any fire which may occur in the vicinity of such forest from spreading to such forest; - (c) in preventing the commission in such forest of any forest-offence; and - (d) when there is reason to believe that any such offence has been committed in such forest, in discovering and arresting the offender. Management of forests the joint property of Government and other persons.