74. Persons bound to assist honest Forest Officer and Police Officer.
- Every person who exercises any right in a reserved forest or village forest, or who is permitted to remove any forest produce from or to pasture cattle or practice jhum cultivation in such forest; andevery person who is employed by such person in such forest, and every person in any village contiguous to such forest, who is employed by the Government for services to be performed to the community ;shall be bound to furnish, without unnecessary delay, to the nearest Forest Officer or Police Officer any information which he may possess respecting the occurrence of a fire in or near such forest, or. the commission of, or intention to commit, any forest offence and shall assist any Forest Officer or Police demanding his aid-(a)in extinguishing any fire occurring in such forest;(b)in preventing any fire which may occur in the vicinity of such forest from spreading to such forest;(c)in preventing the commission in such forest of any forest offence ; and(d)when there is reason to believe that any such offence has been committed in such forest, in discovering and arresting the offender.
