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CHAPTER IX POWERS OF FOREST OFFICERS

Section 62A: 1Forest Offences to be cognizable and nonbailable

The Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code for the Government of Andhra Pradesh (Environment, Forest, Science and Technology Department), with amendments up to Act 15 of 2016 (the Andhra Pradesh Forest (Amendment) Act, 2016).

Chapter IIIA (sections 28A to 28G, Preservation of Private Forests) applies only in the Scheduled Areas and is not part of this India Code text; it is printed in the 2012 text of the Act hosted by the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority, and the instrument that inserted it has not been identified.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the code of Criminal procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) all offences under this Act shall be deemed to be cognizable within the meaning of that code.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) all offences under this Act shall be non-bailable.

(3) No person accused of any offence aforesaid shall, if in custody, be released on application for bail or on his own bond unless the prosecution has been given an opportunity to oppose the application for such release.]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.New section inserted by Act 15 of 2016, section 24.