1[In any areas outside the charge of a Commissioner] a Police officer may take charge of any animal falling under the provisions of the Cattle Trespass Act, 1871 (I of 1871), 2[ 3 * * * * *] or, as the case may be, under the Hyderabad Cattle Trespass Act (Hyd. V of 1337 F),] which may be found straying in a street, and may take or send the same to the nearest pound, and the owner and other persons concerned shall thereon become subject to the provisions of the 4[relevant Act.]
Source footnotes
1. These words were substituted for the words "in any area outside Greater Bombay" by Bom. 56 of 1959, s. 3, sch.2. This portion was inserted by Bom. 34 of 1959, s. 29 (1).
3. The words "or of that Act as in force in the Saurashtra area of State of Bombay" were omitted by the Maharashtra Adaptation of laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.
4. These words were substituted for the words "said Act" by Bom. 34 of 1959, s. 29 (2).
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · One Police force for the whole of the State of Maharashtra.Section 4 · Superintendence of Police Force to vest in the State Government.Section 5 · Constitution of Police Force.Section 6 · Director-General and Inspector-General, Additional and Deputy Inspector General.Section 7 · Commissioner.Section 8 · Appointment of Superintendent and Additional, Assistant and Deputy Superintendent.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 22 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.