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15. (I) Whoever captures or kills, or attempts to capture or kill, any 
game or fish in contravention of this Act, or of any rule or 
■ allure or MU- notification made or issued thereunder, or of the terms and 
fug of game or fish, conditions of any license granted thereunder, shall be 
punishable— 
(a) on the first conviction, with fine which may extend— 
(i) to one hundred rupees, or 
(ii) to twenty rupees in respect of each large animal, and five rupees 
in respect of each other animal, in respect of which the 
offence was committed ; 
as the Magistrate or Court may think fit; 
(b) on the second conviction, with imprisonment for a term which 
may extend to one month, and fine which may extend to 
double the amounts aforesaid ; and 
(c) on the third or any subsequent conviction, with imprisonment for 
a term which may extend to three months, and fine which 
may extend to treble the amounts aforesaid. 
(2) The Court convicting any person under sub-section (T) shall order the 
confiscation of the animals (if they or any parts of them are before it) in respect 
