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Government of India Act, 1853 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1853

.....such lieutenant governor shall be appointed and the extent of his authority, and from time to time to revoke or alter any such declaration. SECTION 19: ENACTMENTS AS TO EXISTING PRESIDENCIES TO EXTEND TO NEW PRESIDENCIES -The provisions of the Government of India Act, 1833, as amended by this Act, and all other provisions now in force for the administration of the executive government of the Presidencies of Fort Saint George and Bombay respectively, and authorising the revocation and suspension of the appointment of councils and the reduction of the number of councillors in such presidencies respectively, and as to the powers, duties, functions, and immunities of the governors of such presidencies respectively and of such governors in their respective councils, and concerning or applicable to the appointment and provisional appointment of governors and members of council of the said presidencies respectively on vacancies, and otherwise providing for vacancies in the office of any such governor, and concerning the removal and dismissal of such governors and members of council, and the revocation of appointments and provisional appointments of governors and members of.....

Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 Section 1A

Title: Suit for Compensation to the Family of a Person for Loss Occasioned to It by His Death by Actionable Wrong

State: Central

Year: 1855

.....administrator or representative of the person deceased; and in every such action, the court may give such damages as it may think proportioned to the loss resulting from such death to the parties respectively, for whom and for whose benefit such action shall be brought, and the amount so recovered, after deducting all costs and expenses, including the costs not recovered from the defendant, shall be divided amongst the before-mentioned parties, or any of them, in such shares as the court by its judgment or decree shall direct. _______________________ 1. Original section 1 renumbered as section 1A by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule 2. The words "And it is enacted further, that" repealed by Act 10 of 1914, Schedule II.

Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1855

.....excluded by the context or by the nature of the subject-matter; that is to say,6[* * *] the word "person" shall apply to bodies politic and corporate; and the word "parent" shall include father and mother, grand-father and grand- mother; and the word "child" shall include son and daughter, and grand-son and grand-daughter, and step-son and step-daughter. Footnotes: 2. Inserted by the Part B Stales (Laws) Act, 1951. 3. Section I renumbered as section 1A Act, 1951 . 4. The words 'And it is enacted further that" omitted by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914. 5. The words "and that every such action shall be brought within twelve calendar months after the death of such deceased person" omitted by the Indian Limitation Act, 1871. For limitation, see now the Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (9 of 1908). 6. Certain words omitted by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914. Central Bare Acts

The Tamil Nadu District Police Act, 1859 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1859

THE TAMIL NADU DISTRICT POLICE ACT, 1859 The (Substituted by the Adaptation Order 1969) (Tamil Nadu) District Police Act, 1859 Act XXIV of 1859 An Act for the better regulation of the Police within the (Substituted by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1970) State of Tamil Nadu WHEREAS it is expedient to make the Police-force throughout the (Substituted by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Law Order 1970) [State of Tamil Nadu] a more efficient instrument (Omitted by Act, 1936 (Madras Act XXI of 1936)) * * * * for the prevention and detection of crime and to re-organize the Police force (Repealed by the Madras Hereditary Village-Offices Act, 1895 (Madras Act III of 1895)) * * * * It is enacted as follows " 1. Interpretation " The following words and expressions in this Act shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction (that is to say), "Magistrate" the word "Magistrate" shall include all persons, within their respective jurisdictions, exercising all or any of the powers of a Magistrate; "Superior Police" (Substituted by Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1936) [the expression "Superior.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 16

Title: Of Offences Affecting the Human Body

State: Central

Year: 1860

..... 1. Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956). 2. Inserted by Act 27 of 1870, section 11. 3. Inserted by Act 12 of 1891, section 2 and Schedule II. Section 308 - Attempt to commit culpable homicide Whoever does any act with such intention or knowledge and under such circumstances that, if he by that act caused death, he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and, if hurt is caused to any person by such act, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. Illustration A, on grave and sudden provocation, fires a pistol at Z, under such circumstances that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. A has committed the offence defined in this section. Section 309 - Attempt to commit suicide Whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall he punished with.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 330

Title: Voluntarily Causing Hurt to Extort Confession, or to Compel Restoration of Property

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....information which may lead to the restoration of any property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also he liable to fine. Illustrations (a) A, a police-officer, tortures Z in order to induce Z to confess that he committed a crime. A is guilty of an offence under this section. (b) A, a police-officer, tortures B to induce him to point out where certain stolen property is deposited. A is guilty of an offence under this section. (c) A, a revenue officer, tortures Z in order to compel him to pay certain arrears of revenue due from Z, A is guilty of an offence under this section. (d) A, a zamindar, tortures a raiyat in order to compel him to pay his rent. A is guilty of an offence under this section.

The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....1908, `India', means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Under s. 2(e) of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, `India' means for the purposes of this Act the territories to which this Act extends (i.e., whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir). According to s. 2(27) of Customs Act, 1962, `India' includes the territorial waters of India. SECTION 19: "JUDGE" The word "judge" denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a Judge, but also every person, who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgement or a judgement which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgement which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgement. Illustrations (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.....

Police Act, 1861 Preamble 1

Title: Police Act, 1861

State: Central

Year: 1861

.....p.504, and the Porahat Estate in the Singhbhum District, see Gazette of India, 1897, PartI, p 1059. It has been extended, by notification under section5 of the same Act, to the Kumaon and Garhwal Districts, see Gazette of India, 1891, PartI, p.185, and (with the exception of section5) to the Scheduled District of Coorg, see Gazette of India, 1914, PartII, p.2347.Ssection15, 15A, 16, 30, 30A, 31 and 32 have been extended to the Scheduled Districts in Ganjam and Vizagapatam, see Fort St.George Gazette, 1898, PartI, p.667, and Gazette of India, 1898, PartI, p.873.The whole Act has been extended to the Amindivi Islands attached to the South Kanara District; see Fort St.George Gazette, 1935, PartI, p.1202. It has been extended to the Merged States and the States of Bhopal, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh and Kutch by the Merged States (Laws) Act, 1949 (59 of 1949), and to the States of Manipur, Tripura and Vindhya Pradesh by the Part C States (Laws) Act, 1950 (30 of 1950). As to special enactments in force in Madras, Bombay and Lower Provinces of Bengal, and extensions of this Act under the power conferred by section46, see notes to that section. As to special enactments for.....

Police Act, 1861 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1861

.....Section 2. so far as it is related to the provinces under the administration of the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal, was repeated by Bengal Police Act, 1869 (Ben. Act 7 of 1869). The entire police establishment under a 2[b] Substituted for the words 'Provincial Government', by A.L.O,.1950. [State Government] shall, for the purposes of this Act. be deemed to be one police force, and shall be formally enrolled; and shall, consist of such number of officers and men, and shall be constituted in such manner, 3[d] The words 'and the members of such force shall receive such pay' were omitted by A.O., 1937 (1-4-1937). [* * * ] as shall from time to time be ordered by the 4[b] Substituted for the words 'Provincial Government', by A.L.O,.1950. [State Government] 5[e] The words 'subject in the case of officers of the Indian Police of and above the rank of Assistant Superintendent to the control of the Governor-General of India in Council, as amended by Act 38 of 1920, Section 2 and Schedule I, were omitted, A.O., 1937. [* * * *]. 6[f] Inserted, Act 38 of 1920, Section 2 and Schedule I. [Subject to the provisions of this Act the pay and all other conditions of service of members of the.....

Calcutta Police Act, 1866 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1866

.....Madras and Bombay) and of Act 48 of 1860 (to amend Act 13 of 1856). Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and consolidate the provisions of Act 13 of 1856 and of Act 48 of 1860, so far as the said Acts are applicable to the town of Calcutta; It is enacted as follows Section 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Calcutta Police Act, 1866. Section 2 Repeal of Acts 13 of 1856 and 48 of 1860 in Calcutta Rep. by Act 12 of 1873. Section 3 Interpretation The following words and expressions in this Act shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction (that is to say): the words "town of Calcutta" shall include all places within the local limits of the jurisdiction of 11. Subs. by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. [the High Court at Calcutta]; the word "Magistrate" shall mean any Magistrate of Police acting for the said town; the word "property" shall include any chattel, money or valuable security; the word "month" shall mean calender month; the word "oath" shall include any affirmation or declaration lawfully substituted for an oath; 22. Definitions repealed by W.B. Act 32 of 1957. *.....