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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Police Act, 1861 Section 37

Recovery of Penalties and Fines Imposed by Magistrate

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Police Act, 1861 Section 37 is part of Police Act, 1861 - Recovery of Penalties and Fines Imposed by Magistrate. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The provisions of sections 64 to 70, both inclusive, of the Indian Penal Code, (45 of 1860) and of sections 386 to 389, both inclusive, of the Code of Criminal Procedure, {See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act 5 of 1898)}, (10 of 1882.) with respect to fines, shall appeal to penalties and fines imposed under this Act on conviction for Magistrate:

Provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in section 6 of the first-mentioned Code, any person sentenced to fine under section 34 of this Act may be imprisoned in default of payment of such fin for any period not exceeding eight days.

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Section Section 37 of the Police Act, 1861 (Recovery of Penalties and Fines Imposed by Magistrate) is reproduced on this page as part of the Police Act, 1861. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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