State Act
Section 42. Procedure thereupon.
42. (1) Upon the receipt of any such report the Magistrate shall take such measures as may be necessary for the trial of the accused and the disposal of the property according to law. 1(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the District Forest Officer or any other officer authorised by the Government in that behalf, shall detain, any scheduled timber in respect of which an offence has been committed under this Act, together with all tools, ropes, chains, boats, vehicles and cattle used in committing such offence till the case is disposed of by the Magistrate and notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), no interim order regarding the disposal of such scheduled timber, tools, ropes, chains, boats, vehicles and cattle shall be passed by the Magistrate till the case is disposed of.