Section 2
Section 2 of the Cattle Trespass (Assam Amendment) Act, 2002. "26. Penalty for damage caused to land or crops or public roads or for injury caused to any person by cattle or for cattle on public roads.
"26. Penalty for damage caused to land or crops or public roads or for injury caused to any person by cattle or for cattle on public roads. - (1) Any owner or keeper or attendant of cattle who through neglect or criminal motive or otherwise damages or causes or permits to be damaged any land or any crop or produce of land or any public road or anything or causes injury to any person or persons by allowing such cattle to trespass thereon, or lets loose any cattle to stray on any public road and thereby causes obstruction to traffic shall, on conviction before a judicial magistrate, be punishable with fine which shall not be less than five hundred rupees but which may extend to one thousand rupees and in default of payment of fine, simple imprisonment for jaCode THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, NOV. 18, 2002 5671 a term not exceeding one month for the first offence and for the subsequent offences, fine not less than one thousand rupees but which may extend to two thousand rupees or to simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months.
(2) While convicting such person under sub-section (1), the magistrate may order him to pay the person whose land, or crop or produce of land or anything has been damaged or the person who is injured, such compensation depending upon the value of the loss or expenses so incurred for the medical treatment, as may be considered reasonable and in default of payment, the cattle in respect of which the offence has been committed shall be forfeited and sold on auction in order to compensate the person so aggrieved." End& Code Insertion of section 26A.
Section 2, The Cattle Trespass (Assam Amendment) Act, 2002 (Act 15 of 2002).
Questions about Section 2
How do I find court cases under Section 2 of the Cattle Trespass (Assam Amendment) Act?
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When was the Cattle Trespass (Assam Amendment) Act enacted?
Cattle Trespass (Assam Amendment) Act was enacted in 2002 as Act 15 of 2002. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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