Indian Forest Act : Power to try offences summarily. Indian Bare Acts :

Indian Forest Act,1927

Act No : 16

Section : Power to try offences summarily.

67. Power to try offences summarily. The District Magistrate or any Magistrate of the first class specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government may try summarily, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), any forest-offence punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or fine not exceeding five hundred rupees, or both.