Section 38(1)(a) in The Jammu and Kashmir Forest Act, 1987 (1930 A.D.)
(a)[ [accept] [Clause (a) substituted by Act XL of 1962.] from any person against whom a reasonable suspicion exists, [that he has committed any forest offence involving damage not exceeding [five thousand rupees] [Substituted by Act V of 1980, Section 9.] other than an offence specified in section 35 or section 43 a sum of money by way of composition for the offence], which such person is suspected to have committed :