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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 17

Title: Of Offences Against Property

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....intends to deliver the indigo plant, and afterwards breaks his contract and does not deliver it, he does not cheat, but is liable only to a civil action for breach of contract. (h) A intentionally deceives Z into a belief that A has performed A's part of a contract made with Z, which he has not performed, and thereby dishonestly induces Z to pay money. A cheats. (i) A sells and conveys an estate to B. A, knowing that in consequence of such sale he has no right to the property, sells or mortgages the same to Z, without disclosing the fact of the previous sale and conveyance to B, and receives the purchase or mortgage money for Z. A cheats. Section 416 - Cheating by personation A person is said to "cheat by personation" if he cheats by pretending to be some other person, or by knowingly substituting one person for another, or representing that he or any other person is a person other than he or such other person really is. Explanation.--The offence is committed whether the individual personated is a real or imaginary person. Illustration (a) A cheats by pretending to be a certain rich banker of the same name. A cheats by personation. (b) A cheats by pretending to.....

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) Section 391

Title: Dacoity

State: Central

Year: 1860

When five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a robbery, or where the whole number of persons conjointly committing or attempting to commit a robbery, and persons present and aiding such commission or attempt, amount to five or more, every person so committing, attempting or aiding, is said to commit "dacoity".

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1940

.....of property, apparatus, etc., used for the manufacture of such drugs."-S.O.R., Gazette of India, 11-5-1963, Pt. II, S. 2, Ext., page 465. Act 68 of 1982 The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, regulates the import into, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs and cosmetics in the country. The problems of adulteration of drugs and also of production of spurious and sub-standard drugs are posing serious threat to the health of the community. It is, therefore, considered necessary to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, so as to impose more stringent penalties on the anti-social elements indulging in the manufacture or sale of adulterated or spurious drugs or drugs not of standard quality which are likely to cause death or grievous hurt to the user. This opportunity is also being availed of to incorporate certain other provisions on the other aspects of effective control on the manufacture, distribution, sale of drugs and cosmetics on the basis of experience gained in the working of the Act. 2. Some of the important proposals envisaged are set out below:- (1) (a) Widening of the definition of the expression 'cosmetics' so as to bring within its scope 'tiolet soaps' in order.....

Works of Defence Act, 1903 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1903

.....to apply to a magistrate and in the cities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay to the Commissioner of Police, who shall enforce compliance. Since the enactment of the Act, Commissioners of Police have been appointed for certain cities other than the presidency towns of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. It is possible that the Commissioners of Police may be appointed in future for more cities also. With a view to enabling the Collector and the officer authorised under section 6to apply to the Commissioners of Police for enforcing compliance with the Act in any area for which a Commissioner of Police has been appointed. it is proposed to amend section 37of the Act suitably. 2. The Bill is mainly intended to achieve the above objects."Gaz. of Ind., 27-11-1973, Pt. II, S. 2, Extž p. 949. An Act to provide for imposing restrictions upon the use and enjoyment of land in the vicinity of works of defence in order that such land may be kept tree from buildings and other obstructions, and for determining the amount of compensation to be made on account of such imposition. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for imposing restrictions upon the use and enjoyment of land in the vicinity of works.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Part VII

Title: Seamen and Apprentices

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....ordinarily engaged in maritime navigation, other than a ship of war.] _________________________ 1. Inserted by the Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2007 [Act No. 40 of 2007]. Section 100 - Agreements with crew The master of every Indian ship, except a home-trade ship of less than two hundred tons gross, shall enter into an agreement (in this Act called the agreement with the crew) in accordance with this Act with every seaman whom he engages in, and carries to sea as one of his crew from any port in India. Section 101 - Form and contents of the agreement (1) An agreement with the crew shall be in the prescribed form, and shall be dated at the time of the first signature thereof, and shall be1[signed by the owner or agent and the master] before any seaman signs the same. (2) The agreement with the crew shall contain as terms thereof the following particulars, namely:- (a) the name of the ship or ships on board which the seaman undertakes to serve: (b) either the nature and, as far as practicable, the duration of the intended voyage or engagement or the maximum period of the voyage or engagement, and the places or parts of the world, if any, to which the voyage.....

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 180

Title: Notice to Be Given in Case of Unrepresented Seaman

State: Central

Year: 1958

.....proceeding and that his interests are likely to be prejudiced by his inability to attend, the Court may suspend the proceeding and shall give notice thereof to the shipping master. (3) If on receipt of a notice under sub-section (I) or sub-section (2), the shipping master certifies to the Court, that the seaman is a serving seaman, the Court shall thereupon postpone the proceeding in respect of the seaman for such period as it thinks fit: Provided that if by reason of the continued absence of the seaman the question of any further postponement of the proceeding in respect of the seaman arises, the court shall in deciding the question have regard to the purposes of the provisions of this Act conferring special protection on seaman in respect of litigation. (4) If the shipping master either certifies that the seaman is not for the time being a serving seaman or fails within two months from the date of the receipt of the notice under subsection (1) or sub-section (2) as the case may be, to certify that the seaman is a serving seaman, the Court may, if it thinks fit, continue the proceeding.

Army Act, 1950 Chapter VII

Title: Punishments

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....the punishment specified in clause (d) or clause (e) of section 71 and any one or more of the punishments specified in clauses (f) to (1) of that section. Section 74 - Cashiering of officers An officer shall be sentenced to be cashiered before he is awarded any of the punishments specified in clauses (a) to (c) of section 71. Section 75 to 76 - Omitted 1[***] ___________________ 1 . Sections 75 and 76 omitted by Act 37 of 1992 , sec. 2 (w .e.f . 6 - 9 - 1992 ). Section 77 - Result of certain punishments in the case of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer A warrant officer or a non-commissioned officer sentenced by acourt-martial to transportation, imprisonment 1 [***] or dismissal from theservice, shall be deemed to be reduced to the ranks. ___________________ 1. Thewords "field punishment" omitted by Act 37 of 1992,sec. 3 (w.e.f. 6-9-1992). Section 78 - Retention in the ranks of a person convicted on active service When, on active service, any enrolled person has been sentenced by a court-martial to dismissal, or to transportation or imprisonment whether combined with dismissal or not, the prescribed officer may direct that such person may be.....

Army Act, 1950 Section 81

Title: Limit of Punishments Under Section 80

State: Central

Year: 1950

1 [***] (2) In thecase of an award of two or more of the punishments specified in clauses (a),(b), (c) and (d) of the said section, the punishment specified in clause (c) orclause (d) shall take effect only at the end of the punishmentspecified in clause (a) or clause (b). (3) When twoor more of the punishments specified in the said clauses (a), (b) and (c) areawarded to a person conjointly, or when already undergoing one or more of thesaid punishments, the whole extent of the punishments shall notexceed in the aggregate forty-two days. (4) Thepunishments specified in clauses 2 [(a), (b) and (c)] of section80 shallnot be awarded to any person who is of the rank of non-commissioned officer orwas, at the time of committing the offence for which he is punished, of suchrank. (5) Thepunishment specified in clause (g) of the said section shall notbe awarded to any person below the rank of a non-commissioned officer. ______________________ 1. Sub-section (1)omitted by Act 37 of 1992, sec. 5 (w.e.f. 6-9-1992). 2.Substituted by Act 37 of 1992,sec. 5, for "(a), (b), (c)and (j)" (vv.e.f. 6-9-1992).

Air Force Act, 1950 Chapter VII

Title: Punishements

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....the punishment specified in clause (e) or clause (f) of section 73 and any one or more of the punishments specified in clauses (g) to (m) of that section. Section 76 - Cashiering of officers An officer shall be sentenced to be cashiered before he is awarded any of the punishments specified in clauses (a) to (c) of section 73. Section 77 - Field punishment (1) Where any person subject to this Act and under the rank of warrant officer commits any offence on active service, shall be lawful, for a Court-martial to award for that offence any such punishment as is prescribed as a field punishment. (2) Field punishment shall be of the character of personal restraint or of hard labour but shall not be of a nature to cause injury to life or limb and shall not include flogging. Section 78 - Position of field punishment in scale of punishments Field punishment shall for the purpose of commutation be deemed to stand next below dismissal in the scale of punishments specified in section 73. Section 79 - Result of certain punishments in the case of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer A warrant officer or a non-commissioned officer sentenced by a court-martial to.....