law: Indian Forest Act, 1927
  43.  Government
  
  and Forest-officers not liable for damage to forest-produce at depot. 
  
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  The Government shall not be responsible for
  
  any loss or damage which may occur in respect of any timber or other
  
  forest-produce while at a depot established under a rule made under section 41,
  
  or while detained elsewhere, for the purposes of this Act; and no
  
  Forest-officer shall be responsible for any such loss or damage, unless he
  
  causes such loss or damage negligently, maliciously or fraudulently.