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Substituted by Act 15 of 2016, section 11. and examine the record of that order and may make such inquiry or cause such inquiry to be made and pass such orders as he may think fit: Provided that no order, prejudicial to any person, shall be passed without giving him an opportunity of being heard. (2-E) Any person aggrieved by an order passed under sub-section (2- A) or sub-section (2-D) may, within thirty days from the date of communication to him of such order, appeal to the District Court having jurisdiction over the area in which the property has been seized; and the District Court shall after giving an opportunity to the parties to be heard, pass such order as it may think fit and the order of the District Court so passed shall be final.] (3) Any forest officer not below the rank of a Forester, who or whose subordinate has seized any tools, ropes, chains, boats, vehicles or cattle under sub-section (1) 1[and where he makes a report of such seizer to the magistrate under sub-section (2)]and where he makes a report of such seizure to the magistrate under sub-section (2) may release the same on the execution by the owner thereof a bond for the production of the property so released, if and when so required before the magistrate. (4) Upon the receipt of any report under sub-section (2), the magistrate shall, except where the offence is compounded, take such measures as may be necessary for the trial of the accused and the disposal of the property according to law. (5) The property seized under this section, shall be kept in the custody of the forest officer not below the rank of a Forest Guard or the Village Headman until the compensation for compounding the offence is paid or until an order of the magistrate directing its disposal is received. 2[45. Timber, forest produce tools, etc., when liable to confiscation - Where a person is convicted of a forest offence, the Court sentencing him shall order confiscation to the Government of timber or forest produce in respect of which such offence was committed and of any tool, boat, 3[vehicles machinery and cattle], vessel or other conveyance or any other article used in committing such offence except where an order of confiscation, has already been passed in respect thereof under section 44.]