State Act
Section 28-A. Penalties
1 28.A Whoever infringes any rules made under section 26 shall be punished, - (1) in any case where such infringement relates to any scheduled timber, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 1[five years] and with fine which may extend to 1[twenty thousand rupees] : Provided that, (a) for a first offence, the term of such imprisonment shall not be less than one year and such fine shall not be less than 1[seven thousand five hundred rupees] ; (b) for a second or subsequent offence, the term of such imprisonment shall not be less than 2[three years] and such fine shall not be less than 2[fifteen thousand rupees]; (2) in any other case, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with both.