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Offences against property.- (1) Whoever, not being a traditional migratory shepherd,- (i) Causes damage to property, movable or otherwise, belonging to a traditional migratory shepherd; or (ii) Moves property belonging to a traditional migratory shepherd without their consent; or (iii) Dispossesses a traditional migratory shepherd of their property, is said to have committed an offence against the property of a traditional migratory shepherd, - shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term of two years and with fine may be imposed equivalent to the value of damaged property. (2) Whoever, not being a traditional migratory shepherd,- (i) intending to take dishonestly any livestock out of the possession of any traditional migratory shepherd without that person's consent, moves that livestock in order to carry out such taking, carries it away or misappropriates it; or (ii) intending to deny any livestock of a traditional migratory shepherd’s access to any public property, government land or forest land (excluding reserve forest), causes any damage to the livestock of the traditional migratory shepherd, is said to have committed an offence against the property of a traditional migratory shepherd, -shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term of two years and with fine of rupees fifty thousand.