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Pu~ishm~nt ~or illicit feUing or disliossl of for£st produce.-Whoever fo:e ng a~ off!c~r prImarIly and directly in-,~ha~g(f.ro~ ~e preservation and maintenance o'r . st ,area Or dIsposal of for~3t produ~, haVIng JumdlctlOn or concern with tbe forest area IOtentt<;malIyOr knJwingly permits, cO:lnives, abets or suffers on account of his' omission td supervIse, prevent Or report the _ '. ' . (i) illegal felling of trees or logs, or (ii) illegal girdling or tappings, or (iii) theft of wood, timber or bamboos or other forest produce, or (iv) illegal quarrying of stones, or (v) illegal bu~ning o~ lin;t.eor. charcoal from the area, for commercial purpose shal I be PUnIshed wIth Imp!1sonment of either description which shall be not less than one Y.lar blt w\i::'l !Ilj ex:t~ni t) tl1re~y~ln a:1d shill also be liable to fine: Provided that the Court may for any special reasons to be recorded in writing, impose a sentence of imprisonment of 1e~sthan one year. I Il CHAPTE ii,18. Pt eutets in~o , {)thd contra punis~ed wit or with fine II