- — Sections 26, 27 & 28 — Forest offence — procedure for seizure of Forest produce and tools used in committing the offence — order of seizure — revision — when a forest offence is committed, any forest or police officer can seize the forest produce & tools used in committing the offence — seizing officer shall promptly report the seizure to an officer not below the rank of Range Officer or to a Magistrate with jurisdiction to try offence — upon receiving seizure report, the DFO conducts an inquiry and if he determines that an offence is committed, he may issue a written order to confiscate the seized forest produce & tools — u/s 27, the Magistrate upon receiving the report shall take measures for the arrest and trial of the offender — u/s 28, all timber of forest produce involved in an offence shall be confiscated on the orders of Forest Officer, not below the rank of DFO — u/s 28, (unamended) a revision petition against the order passed by DFO lies to the Govt. within 60 days. Forest Department vs Mst. Saleem Akhtar & others 2024 SCR 17 (A)
- Section 58 — PLA against judgment of the Forest Appellate Tribunal — Before Supreme Court — grant of leave — only if the Supreme Court is satisfied that substantial question of law of public importance is involved — according to the statutory provision of section 58 of the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Regulation, 1930, an appeal to Supreme Court lies only if Supreme Court being satisfied, that the case involves a substantial question of law of public importance grants, leave. State through Forest Prosecutor v. Abdul Qayyum & 2 others 2016 SCR 1574 (A)
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