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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....convention, relating to narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances which may be ratified or acceded to by India after the commencement of this Act. (x) "manufacture", in relation to narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, includes- (1) all processes other than production by which such drugs or substances may be obtained; (2) refining of such drugs or substances; (3) transformation of such drugs or substances; and (4) making of preparation (otherwise than in a pharmacy on prescription) with or containing such drugs or substances; (xi) "manufactured drug" means- (a) all coca derivatives, medicinal cannabis, opium derivatives and poppy straw concentrate; (b) any other narcotic substance or preparation which the Central Government may, having regard to the available information as to its nature or to a decision, if any, under any International Convention, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be a manufactured drug; but does not include any narcotic substance or preparation which the Central Government may, having regard to the available information as to its nature, or to a decision, if any, under any International Convention, by notification in the Official.....

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Chapter 4

Title: Offences and Penalties

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....of licence granted thereunder, manufactures, possesses, sells, purchases, transports, imports inter-State, exports inter-State or uses any manufactured drug or any preparation containing any manufactured drug shall be punishable,-- (a) where the contravention involves small quantity, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both; (b) where the contravention involves quantity, lesser than commercial quantity but greater than small quantity, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees; (c) where the contravention involves commercial quantity, with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to twenty years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to two lakh rupees: Provided that the court may, for reasons to be recorded in the judgment, impose a fine exceeding two lakh rupees. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 9 of 2001, section 8, for sections 21 to 23 (w.e.f. 2-10-2001). Section 22.....

Sikkim Anti Drugs Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Sikkim

Year: 2006

SIKKIM ANTI DRUGS ACT, 2006 SIKKIM ANTI DRUGS ACT, 2006 (Act No. 2 of 2006) AN ACT to control, regulate and prevent the abuse of drugs and controlled substances with abuse potential being misused by addicts and traffickers, to make stringent provisions to deal with the ever increasing phenomenon of abuse of medicinal preparations and for matters connected therewith. Beit enacted by the State Legislature in the Fifty-seventh Year of Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Short Title, extent and commencement 1. (1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Anti Drugs Act, 2006. (2) It extends to the whole of Sikkim. (3) It shall come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette. Definitions 2. In the Act, unless the context otherwise requires " (i) "Act" means the Sikkim Anti Drugs Act, 2006; (ii) "addict" means a person who has dependence in any drug having abuse potential and consumes the said drug; (iii) "controlled substances" means any substance declared by the Government by notification, published in the Official Gazette; (iv) "conveyance" means a conveyance of any description whatsoever and includes any aircraft, vehicle (two-or-three.....

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Section 35

Title: Presumption of Culpable Mental State

State: Central

Year: 1985

(1) In any prosecution for an offence under this Act which requires a culpable mental state of the accused, the Court shall presume the existence of such mental state but it shall be a defence for the accused to prove the fact that he had no such mental state with respect to the act charged as an offence in that prosecution. Explanation.--In this section "culpable mental state" includes intention, motive knowledge of a fact and belief in, or reason to believe, a fact. (2) For the purpose of this section, a fact is said to be proved only when the court believes it to exist beyond a reasonable doubt and not merely when its existence is established by a preponderance of probability.

Bombay Disqualification of Municipal Councillors (Removal of Doubts) Act, 1958, (Maharashtra) Preamble

Title: the Bombay Disqualification of Municipal Councillors (Removal of Doubts) Act, 1958

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1958

.....of the Republic of India as follows :- NOTES Under the provisions of the Bombay District Municipal Act, 1901 and the Bombay Municipal Boroughs Act, 1925 or either or those Acts as adopted and applied to the Saurashtra area of the last Act as extended to the Kutch area, no person might be a Councillor who had directly or indirectly, by himself or his partner, any share or interest in any transaction of loan of money advanced to or borrowed from any officer or servant of the Municipality Doubts were raised as to whether under these provisions, a director or member of a co-operative society, which advanced loans to municipal employees. was disqualified to become or continue to be a Councillor of the Municipality. It was felt that by reason only of such advances the directors or members of a co-operative society should not be prevented from becoming or continuing to be Councillors of Municipalities. It was, therefore, considered necessary to amend the provisions of the Acts referred to above so as to remove the doubts if any in the matter.-Statement of Objects and Reasons. __________________________ 1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Bombay Government Gazette,.....

Bombay Children Act, 1948, (Maharashtra) Section 57

Title: Seduction or Outrage of Modesty

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1948

Whoever seduces or indulges in immoral behaviour with a girl under the age of eighteen years shall, on conviction be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both. NOTES The word "Seduces" would mean to lead astray in conduct a girl or to draw away a girl from the right course of action. It will also include inducement to indulge in immoral behaviour.--Narasappa v. State of Maharashtra, 1973 Mah. L. J. 381. Similarly in the case of Abdul R. Pathan v. State of Maharashtra, 1983 (1) Bom. C. R. 489. It was held that the prosecution has failed to prove who outraged the modesty of a girl. The charge under section 57 of the Bombay Children Act also must be held to be not proved beyond all reasonable doubts.

Income Tax Act, 1961 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1961

INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 43 of 1961 [AS AMENDED BY FINANCE ACT, 2003] An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to income-tax and super-tax BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows : CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Income-tax Act, 1961. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, it shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1962. Section 2 Definitions 1 Inserted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.[(1) "advance tax" means the advance tax payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVII-C;] 2 Renumbered as clause (1A) by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.[(1A)] 3 For manner of computation of income which is partially agricultural and partially frombusiness, see rules 7, 7A, 7B and 8. For analysis, see Mashbra's Income-tax Rules."agricultural income" means - 4 Substituted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1970, w.r.e.f. 1-4-1962.[(a) any rent or revenue derived from land which is situated in India and is used for.....

Code of Civil Procedure 1908 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1908

.....in the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970). Explanation II : For the purposes of this section, a transaction is a commercial transaction, if it is connected with the industry, trade or business of the party incurring the liability.] (2) Where such a decree is silent with respect to the payment of further interest on such principal sum] from the date of the decree to the date of payment or other earlier date, the court shall be deemed to have refused such interest, and a separate suit therefor shall not lie. SECTION 35: COSTS (1) Subject to such conditions and limitations as may be prescribed, and to the provisions of any law for the time being in force, the costs of and incident to all suits shall be in the discretion of the court, and the court shall have full power to determine by whom or out of what property and to what extent such costs are to be paid, and to give all necessary directions for the purposes aforesaid. The fact that the court has no jurisdiction to try the suit shall be no bar to the exercise of such powers. (2) Where the court directs that any costs shall not follow the event, the court shall state its reasons in.....

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Complete Act

State: Rajasthan

Year: 1973

.....issued by the State Government on or after the 2nd day of December, 1974 and before the commencement of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1978 (Central Act 45 of 1978) purporting to establish any special Court of the Judicial Magistrate of the first class having jurisdiction over more than one district shall be deemed to have been issued under section 11 of the said code as amended by this Act and accordingly such notification issued and any act or proceeding done or taken or purporting to have been done or taken by virtue of it shall be deemed to be and always to have been valid" [Vide Kerala Act 21 of 1987 Punjab: In sub-section (1) of section 11, insert the following new sub-section:" "(1-A) The State Government may likewise establish as many Courts of Judicial Magistrate of the first class in respect to particular cases or to particular classes of cases, or in regard to cases generally, in any local area "[Vide Punjab Act 9 of 1978, sec 2 (wef 14-4-1978) Rajasthan: In sub-section (1) of section 11, the following new sub-section shall be inserted, namely:" "(1-A) The State Government may likewise establish as many Courts of Judicial Magistrate of.....

Delhi Cooperative Societies Act, 1972 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1972

.....as member of a co-operative society except the following, namely : (a) an individual competent to contract under Section 11 of the Indian Contract Act, 1972 (b) any other co-operative society (c) the Central Government; and (d) such class or classes of persons or association of persons as may be notified by the Lieutenant-Governor in his behalf : Provided that the provisions of clause (a) shall not apply to an individual seeking admission to a society exclusively formed for the benefit of students of a school or college (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Lieutenant- Governor may, having regard to the fact that the interest of any person or class of persons conflicts or is likely to conflict with the objects of any society or class of societies, by general or special order, published in the Delhi Gazette, declare that any person or class of persons engaged in or carrying on any profession, business or employment shall be disqualified from being admitted, or for continuing as members or shall be eligible for membership only to a limited extent of any specified society or class of societies, so long as such person is or such persons are.....