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10. Cattle damaging land
The cultivator or occupier of any land,
or any person who has advanced cash for the cultivation of the crop or produce on any land,
or the vendee or mortgagee of such crop or produce, or any part thereof,
may seize or cause to be seized any cattle trespassing on such land, and doing damage thereto of to any crop or produce
thereon, and 10[send them or cause them to be sent within twenty four hours ] to the pound established for the village in
which the land is situated.
Police to aid seizures
All officers of police shall, when required, aid in preventing (a) resistance to such seizures and (b) rescues from persons
making such seizures.
Comment: A person is not entitled to seize cattle which has not done any damage. A clear finding of damage
done by the trespassing cattle is essential to a conviction under section 24. AIR Patna 299
11. Cattle damaging public roads, canals and embankments
Persons is charge of public roads, pleasure-grounds, plantations, canals, drainage-works, embankments and the like, and
officers of police, may seize, or cause to be seized, any cattle doing damage to such roads, grounds, plantations, canals,
drainage-works, embankments, and the like, or the sides or slopes or such roads, canals, drainage-works, or
embankments, or found straying thereon.
And shall 11[send them or cause them to be sent within twenty-four hours] to the nearest pound.
12[12. Fines for cattle impounded
For every head of cattle impounded as aforesaid, the pound-keeper shall levy a fine in accordance with the scale for the
time being prescribed by the State Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette. Different scales may
be prescribed for different local areas.
All fines so levied shall be sent to the Magistrate of the District through such officer as the State Government may direct.
List of fines and charges for feeding
A list of the fines and of the rates of charge for feeding and watching cattle shall be posted in a conspicuous place on or
near to every pound.]