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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 19

"JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person,

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 19 is part of The Indian Penal Code 1860 - "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person,. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

a) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of 1859, is a Judge.

(b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment, with or without appeal, is a Judge.

(c) A member of a Panchayat which has power under Regulation VII, 1816, of the Madras Code, to try and determine suits, is a Judge.

(d) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power only to commit for trial to another Court, is not a Judge. COMMENTS Judge means a Judge of a High Court and includes Chief Justice, an acting Chief Justice, and Additional Judge and an acting Judge of a High Court--High Court Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, 1954, s. 2(g) Judge means a Judge of the Supreme Court and includes the Chief Justice and an acting Chief Justice--Supreme Court Judges (Conditions of Services) Act, 1958, s. 2(c)

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Section Section 19 of the The Indian Penal Code 1860 ("JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person,) is reproduced on this page as part of the The Indian Penal Code 1860. 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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