Section 362: Damaging enclosure
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362. Damaging enclosure
Quiconque aura, en tout, ou en Any person who, whether in
partie, comblé des fossés, détruit whole or in part, fills up any ditch,
des clôtures, de quelques matériaux destroys any enclosure made of any
qu’elles soient faites, coupé ou arra- materials, cuts or tears up any hedge,
ché des haies vives ou sèches; qui- whether quick or dead, or displaces
conque aura déplacé ou supprimé or takes away any landmark, cornerdes bornes ou pieds corniers ou stone or tree, planted or known as
autres arbres plantés ou reconnus establishing the boundaries between
pour établir les limites entre diffé- different properties, shall be punrents héritages, sera puni d’une ished by imprisonment for a term not
peine d’emprisonnement qui ne pour- exceeding 2 years and by a fine not
ra excéder 2 ans, et d’une amende exceeding 100,000 rupees.
qui n’excèdera pas 100,000 roupies.
[S. 362 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008.]
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- What is the penalty for destroying a fence, ditch or boundary marker between properties?