Section 65: Power to release on a bond a person arrested.

Any Forest-officer of a rank not interior to that of a Ranger, who, or whose subordinate, has arrested any person under the provisions of section 64, may release such person on his executing a bond to appear, if and when so required, before the Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case, or before the officer in charge of the nearest police station.

STATE AMENDMENTS Maharashtra Amendment of section 65A of Act 16 of 1927.—In section 65A of the principal Act, in clause (b), for the words, figures, brackets and letters “Section 26, clauses (a), (b), (f), (g), (h) and (i) of sub-section (1)”, the words, figures, brackets and letters “Section 26, clauses (a), (b), (d), (f), (g), (h) and (i) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (4)” shall be substituted. [Vide Maharashtra Act 21 of 2015, s. 15].

STATE AMENDMENT Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh (UTs).— Section 65A and 65B.-After section 65, insert the following sections, namely:– 65A.Requisition for police assistance.-Any forest officer may requisition the services of any police officer to assist him for all or any of the purposes specified in sections 52, 63 and 64 and it shall be the duty of every such officer to comply with such requisition. 65B. Police officers bound to seek technical clearance from Authorized Officer.-Any police officer seizing any property under the provisions of this Act or rules framed there under shall be bound to seek technical clearance of the authorized officer to lodge a complaint to the magistrate under section 52 of this Act. [Vide the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, notification No. S.O. 1123(E) dated (18-3-2020).]