law: Indian Forest Act, 1927
  67.  Power
  
  to try offences summarily . –
  The District Magistrate or any Magistrate of
  
  the first class specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government may
  
  try summarily, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, any forest-offence
  
  punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or fine not
  
  exceeding five hundred rupees, or both.