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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 211

Title: False Charge of Offence Made with Intent to Injure

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever, with intent to cause injury to any person, institutes or causes to be instituted any criminal proceeding against that person, or falsely charges any person with having committed an offence, knowing that there is no just or lawful ground for such proceeding or charge against that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; and if such criminal proceeding be instituted on a false charge of an offence punishable with death,1[imprisonment for life], or imprisonment for seven years or upwards, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 11

Title: Of False Evidence and Offences Against Public Justice

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....by the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule to read as above. 4. The words "or under the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881," omitted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule. Section 216A - Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits 1[Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about to commit or have recently committed robbery or dacoity, harbours them or any of them, with the intention of facilitating the commission of such robbery or dacoity or of screening them or any of them from punishment, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section it is immaterial whether the robbery or dacoity is intended to be committed, or has been committed, within or without2[India]. Exception.--This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour is by the husband or wife of the offender.] _______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 3 of 1894, section 8. 2. The words "British India" have successively been substituted by the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and.....

Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2004 Preamble 1

Title: Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2004

State: Karnataka

Year: 2004

THE KARNATAKA PROHIBITION OF CHARGING EXORBITANT INTEREST ACT, 2004 [Act, No. 14 of 2004]1 [4th March, 2004] PREAMBLE An Act to prohibit the charging of exorbitant interest by any person and matters incidental thereto. Whereas, in order to obviate the difficulties experienced by the public at large who are falling prey to persons charging exorbitant interest, it is considered necessary to prohibit lending money for such exorbitant interest and to provide for stringent punishment thereof and for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Fifty fifth year of the Republic of India as follows;- _______________________ 1. First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the Sixth day of March, 2004.

Bombay Charged Expenditure Act 1957, (Maharashtra) Preamble

Title: the Bombay Charged Expenditure Act 1957

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1957

THE BOMBAY CHARGED EXPENDITURE ACT 1957 [Act No. 5 of 1957]1 [20th March, 1957] PREAMBLE An Act to provide that certain expenditure shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State. WHEREAS it is expedient to declare certain expenditure to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State, and for that purpose repeal and enact afresh certain provisions relating thereto in certain enactments; It is hereby enacted in the Eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- __________________ 1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Bombay Government Gazette, 1957, Part V, p. 6.

Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2004 Complete Act

Title: Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2004

State: Karnataka

Year: 2004

Preamble 1 - PROHIBITION OF CHARGING EXORBITANT INTEREST ACT, 2004 Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section 2 - Definitions Section 3 - Prohibition of charging exorbitant interest Section 4 - Penalty Section 5 - Deposit of money and presentation of petition to court and the procedure thereof Section 6 - Restoration of possession of property Section 7 - Voluntary disclosure Section 8 - Adjustment of Interest Section 9 - Abetment of suicide Section 10 - Court fees Section 11 - Act not to be in derogation to other laws Section 12 - Application of provisions of the Karnataka Money Lenders Act, 1961 Section 13 - Deferment of repayment of loan Section 14 - Repeal and Savings

Bombay Charged Expenditure Act 1957, (Maharashtra) Section 2

Title: Repeals and Enactment Providing for Charging Certain Expenditure on the Consolidated Fund of the State

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1957

(1) In the Schedule the provisions mentioned in column 2 thereof the enactments set out in column 1, shall with effect from the 1st day of November, 1956 be deemed to have been repealed, and with effect from that date the provisions in column 3 of the Schedule shall be deemed to have been inserted in their place. (2) The Bombay Charged Expenditure Act, 1950 and the Madhya Pradesh Consolidated Fund (Charged Expenditure) Act, 1950, are repealed.

Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2004 Section 3

Title: Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest

State: Karnataka

Year: 2004

No person shall charge exorbitant interest on any loan advanced by him.

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.....

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Complete Act

State: Assam

Year: 1973

.....believing that an examination of his person will afford evidence as to the commission of an offence, it shall be lawful for a registered medical practitioner, acting at the request of a police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector,and for any person acting in good faith in his aid and under his direction, to make such an examination of the person arrested as is reasonably necessary in order to ascertain the facts which may afford such evidence, and to use such force as is reasonably for that purpose. (2) Whenever the person of a female is to be examined under this section, the examination shall be made only by, or under the supervision of, a female registered medical practitioner. Explanation.-In this section and in section 54, "registered medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner who possesses any recognized medical qualification as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 ( 102 of 1956) and whose name has been entered in a State Medical Register. 54. Examination of arrested person by medical practitioner at the request of the arrested person. When a person who is arrested, whether on a charge or otherwise alleges, at.....

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Chapter 17

Title: The Charge

State: Central

Year: 1973

.....323, 392 and 394 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). Section 221 - Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed (1) If a single act or series of acts is of such a nature that it is doubtful which of several offences the facts which can be proved will constitute, the accused may be charged with having committed all or any of such offences, and any number of such charges may be tried at once; or he may be charged in the alternative with having committed some one of the said offences. (2) If in such a case the accused is charged with one offence, and it appears in evidence that he committed a different offence for which he might have been charged under the provisions of sub-section (1), he may be convicted of the offence which he is shown to have committed, although he was not charged with it. Illustrations (a) A is accused of an act which may amount to theft, or receiving stolen property, or criminal breach of trust or cheating. He may be charged with theft, receiving stolen property, criminal breach of trust and cheating, or he may be charged with having committed theft, or receiving stolen property or criminal breach of trust or cheating. (b) In the.....