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Offences :– (1) The person who — (a) makes any fresh clearing or causes breaking of land which is prohibited under Section 5; 1[(b) sets fire to a forest land in respect of which a notification under Section 4 has been issued, or kindles any fire or leaves any fire burning in such forest land in such manner as to endanger the forest land, or fells, gridles, lops any tree or strips off the bark or leaves from any tree in such land, or otherwise damages the same or causes damage to any forest produce in such land, or quarries stone, burns lime or charcoal or subjects to manufacturing process any forest produce in such land, or collects or removes any forest produce from such land, in contravention of any rule.] shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 1[one year and with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees] 2[***] (2) Any person who in a reserved forest — (a) trespasses or pastures cattle or permits cattle to trespass; or (b) causes any damage by negligence in felling any tree or cutting or dragging any timber or removing any forest produce. 1[shall be punishable with fine which may extend to - (i) one thousand rupees for an offence under Clause (a); and (ii) two thousand rupees for an offence under Clause (b), in addition to such compensation for the damage done to the forest, which in no case shall be less than the value of the property damaged, as the convicting Court may direct to be paid.] (3) Any person who 3[sets fire to a reserved forest or] who in a reserved forest —