Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871
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
situate.
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