State Act
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Section 77. Power to try offences summarily.
THE KARNATAKA FOREST ACT, 1963
Act no. 5 of 19641964In forceKarnataka (State Act)
77. 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 1[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974)]1, any forest offence punishable with imprisonment, which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.