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In every charge words used in describing an offence shall be deemed to have been used in the sense attached to them respectively by the law under which such offence is punishable.
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 214
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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 214 is part of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Words in Charge Taken in Sense of Law Under Which Offence is Punishable. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.
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