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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Forfeiture Act 1859 Section 17

Conviction Not Questionable Because Capacity of Convicting Officer Not Shown

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Forfeiture Act 1859 Section 17 is part of Forfeiture Act 1859 - Conviction Not Questionable Because Capacity of Convicting Officer Not Shown. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Whenever any person shall have been convicted as above by an officer having power to try and convict, the validity of any such conviction shall not be questioned upon the ground that the record of the conviction does not show in what capacity such officer acted, or that it represents him to have acted in a different capacity from that in which he had power to convict.

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