Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
53. Punishment for wrongful seizure
If any person,
exercising powers under this Act, vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes the
property of any other person on the pretence of seizing it for the reasons
mentioned in section 50, he shall, on conviction, be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may
extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.