Persons seeing tree or portion being felled to take felled tree or portion to nearest Revenue Officer.

It shall be lawful for any person present at or near the place where an offence of contravention of the provisions of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 3 is, or is being committed, to take the felled, appropriated or damaged tree or any portion thereof, as the case may be, to the nearest revenue officer.