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(1) Whoever allows any cattle, which are his property or in his charge, lailure lo keep in !O stray in any street or to trespass upon any public or private property, shall on coniine- ment cattle, conviction be punished- etc. (a) for the first offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to on; thousand rupees, or with both; and (b) for the*second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which inay extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both. (2) The Magistrate trying an offence under sub-section (1 ) may order that the accused shall pay such compensation not exceeding one thousand rupees as such Magistrate considers reasonable, to any person for any damage proved to have been caused to his properly or the produce of his land by the cattle under the control of the accused trespassing on his land. (3) Any compensation awarded under sub-section (2) may be recovered in the manner provided in Sections 421 and 422 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, as if it were a fine imposed on any offender by a court. 2 o! 1974. (4) It shall be the duty of every police officer and i t shall be lawful for any other person to seize and take to any cattle pound for confinement therein any cattle found straying in any street br trespassing upon any piivate or public (5) Any fine imposed under this Section may, without prejudice to any other means of recovery provided by law, be recovered by sale of all gr any of cattle in respect of which the offence was cornrnilted, whether they are the . propew of the person convicted of the offence or were only in his charge when the offence was committed. (6) ~otwithstandin~ anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 the offence punishable under this Section shall be cognizable. 2 of 1974. Punishmen1