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Section 15. Penalty.
The Maharashtra Forest Produce (Regulation of Trade) Act 1969
Act no. 57 of 19691969In forceMaharashtra (State Act)
15. If any person contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder :— (a) he shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both : (b) the 1* forest produce in respect of which such contravention has been made or such part thereof as the Court may deem fit shall be forfeited to the State Government; Provided that, if the Court is of the opinion that it is not necessary to direct forfeited in respect of the whole, or as the case may be, any part of the 1* forest produce it may, for reasons to be recorded, refrain from doing so.