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1953 13 The Rajasthan Forest Act, 1953 (1) In clause (3) of section 2, after the existing expression “an offence punishable” and before the existing expression “under this Act”, the expression “or liable to a penalty” shall be inserted. (2) In section 26,- (i) the existing clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1) shall be deleted; (ii) after the existing sub-section (1-A), the following new sub-section shall be inserted, namely:- “(1-B) Any person who in a reserved forest,- (a) trespasses or pastures cattle, or permits cattle to trespass shall be liable to penalty which may extend to five hundred rupees, in addition to such compensation for damage done to the forest as determined by a Forest- Officer empowered under section 68; (b) causes any damage by negligence in felling any tree or cutting or dragging any timber shall be liable to penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees, in addition to such compensation for damage done to the forest as determined by a Forest- Officer empowered under section 68.”. (3) In section 33,- (i) the existing clauses (b) and (c) of sub- section (1) shall be deleted; (ii) the existing clause (d) of sub-section (1-A) shall be deleted; (iii) after the existing sub-section (1-A), the following new sub-section shall be inserted, namely:- “(1-B) Any person who in a protected forest,- (a) leaves burning any fire kindled by him in the vicinity of any tree reserved under section 30, whether standing, fallen or felled, or closed portion of any protected forest, shall be liable to penalty which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees, in addition to such 3 compensation for damage done to the forest as determined by a Forest- Officer empowered under section 68; (b) fells any tree or drags any timber so as to damage any tree reserved as aforesaid, shall be liable to penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees, in addition to such compensation for damage done to the forest as determined by a Forest- Officer empowered under section 68.”. (4) In proviso to sub-section (2) of section 52, for the existing punctuation mark “.” appearing at the end, the punctuation mark “:” shall be substituted and after sub-section (2) so amended, the following new proviso shall be added, namely:- “Provided further that the forest offence in respect of which the seizure has been made under sub-section (1) may be compounded under section 68 of the Act, if it is established on record that person(s) committing the offence and the machinery, arms, tools, boats, cattle, vehicle, ropes, chains or any other article seized under sub-section (1) and the person who may have some interest in such property seized have not been involved in the commission of any forest offence under the Act prior to this offence.”. (5) In section 68,- (i) the existing heading shall be substituted by the following heading, namely:- “68. Power to compound offences and impose penalties.-”; (ii) for the existing word “and” occurring in clause (a) of sub-section (1), the word “or” shall be substituted; (iii) after the clause (a) of sub-section (1) so amended, the following new clause shall be inserted, namely:- “(aa) to accept from any person a sum of money by way of penalty or compensation for violation of sub- section (1-B) of section 26 or sub- section (1-B) of section 33, and”. (6) The existing section 87 shall be deleted.