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(1) Any Forest Officer not below the rank of a Range Officer and Police Officer not below the rank of a SubInspector may enter upon any land , where he has reason to believe that any tree has been or is being felled, in contravention of Section 3 and seize such felled tree or any lop pings thereof, together with its produce, tools implements and other articles with its produce, tools, implements and other articles used in committing such contravention and shall make a report of such seizure to the Divisional Forest Officer. (2) If the property so seized is not ordered to be forfeited to the State Government under Section 5, that property shall be returned to the person from whom it was seized. (3) If any claim is set up by a third person to the property seized as aforesaid, the Magistrate shall inquire into the claim and may admit or reject it, after bearing such person in respect thereof.