Section 24

Penalty for forcibly opposing the seizure of cattle or rescuing the same.

The Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871

  • Act 1 of 1871
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Trespasses by Cattle.

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    Whoever forcibly opposes the seizure of cattle liable to be seized under this Act,
     and whoever rescues the same after seizure, either from a pound, or from any person taking or about to take them to a pound, such person being near at hand and acting under the powers conferred by this Act,
     shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be punished with imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or with fine not exceeding five hundred rupees, or with both.
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