Cattle-trespass Act : Penalty for forcibly opposing the seizure of cattle or rescuing the same Indian Bare

Cattle-trespass Act,1871

Act No : 1

Section : Penalty for forcibly opposing the seizure of cattle or rescuing the same

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