Government or who receives emoluments from the 6[Government for services to be performed to the comrni;nity ,… — TIIE INDIAN FORFST ACT, 1927

[Government] or who receives emoluments from the 6[Government] for services to be performed to the comrni;nity , shall be bound to furnish without -unneccssa1y del&y to the nec:rest Forest Officer or Police Officer a ny information he may possess respecting the commisE-ion of, or intention to commit, any forest offence, and shall forthwith take ,teps whether so reqvired by any Forest Officer or Police Officer or not,-

6 [Government] or who receives emoluments from the 6[Government] for services to be performed to the comrni;nity , shall be bound to furnish without -unneccssa1y del&y to the nec:rest Forest Officer or Police Officer a ny information he may possess respecting the commisE-ion of, or intention to commit, any forest offence, and shall forthwith take ,teps whether so reqvired by any Forest Officer or Police Officer or not,- (a) to extinguish any forest fire_ fi e_ i _ in such forest of which b.e has knowledge or g information ; (b) to prevent by any lawful means in his power any fire in the vjcinity of such forest · of which he has knowledge or information from spreading to such forest; and shall assist any Forest Officer or Police Officer demanding his aid ; (c) in preventing the commission in such forest of any forest offence ; and · (d) wl,en there is reason to believe that · any such offence has been committed in such forest, in discove1ing and arresting the offender. I. Section 78 was r~numbered as iu~ection (I) of that iection by Mah. 6 of 1961, ,. U.

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