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Admiralty Jurisdiction India Act, 1860 Complete Act

Title: Admiralty Jurisdiction India Act, 1860

State: Central

Year: 1860

Preamble1 - ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION (INDIA)ACT,1860 Section1 - Applicability of principal Act to British India and British Burma Section2 - Proceedings in case of persons entitled to be tried by the Supreme Court of a Presidency

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.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 2

Title: General Explanations

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....words which refer to acts done extend also to illegal omissions. Section 33 - "Act", "Omission" The word "act" denotes as well a series of acts as a single act : the word "omission" denotes as well as series of omissions as a single omission. Section 34 - Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention 1 [34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention When a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all, each of such persons is liable for that act in the same manner as if it were done by him alone.] ___________________ 1. Substituted by Act 27 of 1870, section 1, for the original section. Section 35 - When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention Whenever an act, which is criminal only by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention, is done by several persons, each of such persons who joins in the act with such knowledge or intention is liable for the act in the same manner as if the act were done by him alone with that knowledge or intention. Section 36 - Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission .....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 14

Title: "servent of Government"

State: Central

Year: 1860

1 [14. "Servant of Government" The words "servant of Government" denote any officer or servant continued, appointed or employed in India by or under the authority of Government.] ___________________ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for the original section.

Admiralty Jurisdiction India Act, 1860 Preamble 1

Title: Admiralty Jurisdiction (India)act,1860

State: Central

Year: 1860

ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION (INDIA) [Act, No. 23 of 1860] [13th August, 1860] PREAMBLE An Act to extend certain Provisions for Admiralty Jurisdiction in the Colonies to Her Majesty's Territories in India.

Admiralty Jurisdiction India Act, 1860 Section 2

Title: Proceedings in Case of Persons Entitled to Be Tried by the Supreme Court of a Presidency

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....charged or brought for trial, that in case the offence charged had been committed in such place he could have been tried only in the Supreme Court of one of the three Presidencies in India, and claim to be tried by such a Supreme Court accordingly, the said Court exercising criminal jurisdiction as aforesaid shall certify the fact and claim to the Governor of such place or chief local authority thereof; and such Governor or Chief local authority thereupon shall order and cause the person charged to be sent in custody to such one of the Presidencies as such Governor shall think fit for trial before the Supreme Court of such Presidency; and the said Supreme Court and all public officers and other persons in the Presidency shall have the same jurisdiction and authorities and proceed in the same manner in relation to the person charged with such offence as if the same had been committed or originally charged to have been committed within the limits of the ordinary jurisdiction of such Supreme Court.

Admiralty Jurisdiction (India) Act, 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....brought for trial, that in case the offence charged had been committed in such place he could have been tried only in the Supreme Court of one of the three Presidencies in India, and claim to be tried by such a Supreme Court accordingly, the said Court exercising criminal jurisdiction as aforesaid shall certify the fact and claim to the Governor of such place or chief local authority thereof; and such Governor or Chief local authority thereupon shall order and cause the person charged to be sent in custody to such one of the Presidencies as such Governor shall think fit for trial before the Supreme Court of such Presidency; and the said Supreme Court and all public officers and other persons in the Presidency shall have the same jurisdiction and authorities and proceed in the same manner in relation to the person charged with such offence as if the same had been committed or originally charged to have been committed within the limits of the ordinary jurisdiction of such Supreme Court. Central Bare Acts

Admiralty Jurisdiction India Act, 1860 Section 1

Title: Applicability of Principal Act to British India and British Burma

State: Central

Year: 1860

The Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, 1849, shall apply to British India and British Burma as it applies to colonies.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 10

Title: Of Contempts of the Lawful Authority of Public Servants

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to onethousand rupees, or with both.] _______________________ 1.Addedby Act 22 of 1939, section 2. Section 177 - Furnishing false information Whoever, being legally bound to furnish information on any subject to any public servant, as such, furnishes, as true, information on the subject which he knows or has reason to believe to be false, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both; or, if the information which he is legally bound to give respects the commission of an offence, or is required for the purpose of preventing the commission of an offence, or in order to the apprehension of an offender, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Illustrations (a) A,a landholder, knowing of the commission of a murder within the limits of his estate, wilfully misinforms the magistrate of the district that the death has occurred by accident in consequence of the bite of a snake.Ais guilty of the offence defined in this section. (b) A,a village.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 220

Title: Commitment for Trial or Confinement by Person Having Authority Who Knows That He is Acting Contrary to Law

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever, being in any office which gives him legal authority to commit persons for trial or to commitment, or to keep persons in confinement, corruptly or maliciously commits any person for trial or to confinement, or keeps any person in confinement, in the exercise of that authority knowing that in so doing he is acting contrary to law, shall he punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.