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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.....

Navy Act, 1957 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....to the Indian Naval Forces. When the constitutional changes took place, action was taken to adapt this Act and it now appears as a self-contained Act. 2. This Act dealt largely with disciplinary provisions. There were no statutory provisions concerning the various matters of administration, enrolment, grant of commissions etc. 3. It was long considered that this lacuna should be filled and when the constitutional changes took place it became evident that it would be necessary to have a consolidating statute on the subject. In the meantime, in 1950, the revised Army Act and Air Force Act were passed by Parliament. It was not possible at that time to draft a revised Navy Bill as the present Act was modelled mainly on the corresponding British Act. In U.K., a special committee had been appointed to examine the question of the revision of the British Naval Code. It was thought that it would be an advantage to await the report of that Committee. The present draft has been made taking into account the report of that Committee. 4. In drawing up the present Bill, the provisions of the Army and Air Force Acts have been borne in mind, but changes have had to be accepted on account of.....

Constitution of India Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1949

.....of this Constitution if- (a) he or either of his parents or any of his grand- parents was born in India as defined in (Government of India Act, 1935) (as originally enacted); and (b) (i) in the case where such person has so migrated before the nineteenth day of July, 1948. he has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India since the date of his migration, or (ii) in the case where such person has so migrated on or after the nineteenth day of July, 1948, he has been registered as a citizen of India by an officer appointed in that behalf by the Government of the Dominion of India on an application made by him therefor to such officer before the commencement of this Constitution in the form and manner prescribed by that Government : Provided that no person shall be so registered unless he has been resident in the territory of India for at least six months immediately preceding the date of his application. ARTICLE 7: Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan: Notwithstanding anything in (Art.5) and (Art.6), a person who has after the first day of March, 1947, migrated from the territory of India to the territory now included in Pakistan shall not be.....

The Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Kerala

Year: 1994

THE KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994 THE KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1994 [Act No. 13 of 1994] PREAMBLE An Act to replace the present enactments relating to Panchayats and district councils by a comprehensive enactment. Whereas it is expedient to replace the present enactments relating to Panchayats' and district councils by a comprehensive enactment to establish a three-tier Panchayat Raj System in the State in line with the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992, for securing a greater measure of participation of the people in planned development and in local governmental affairs, by constituting village, block and district Panchayats; And endow such Panchayats with such powers and authority to enable them to function as institutions of self-government; And entrusting such Panchayats the preparation of plans and implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice including the implementation of schemes in relation to the matters listed in the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution; Be it enacted in the Forty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Chapter I - PRELIMINARY (Pub. in K.G. Ex. No. 1175 dated 23-11-1995).....

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.....

The Madras City Police Act, 1888 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1888

.....Police (Second Amendment) Act, 1941 (Madras Act XXII of 1941), re-enacted permanently by section 2 of and the First Schedule to, the Tamil Nadu Re-enacting (No II) Act, 1948 (Tamil Nadu Act VIII of 1948). This definition has since been further substituted as follows by section 2 of the Madras City police and Gaming (Amendment) Act, 1949 (Tamil Nadu Act VII of 1949):- "Gaming" does not include a lottery buy includes wagering or betting.) Explanation:- For the purpose of this definition, wagering or betting shall be deemed to comprise the collection or soliciting of bets, the receipt or distribution of winnings or prizes in money or otherwise, in respect of any wager or bet, of any act which is intended to aid of facilitate wagering or betting or such collection, soliciting, receipt or distribution" The Madras city Police and Gaming (Amendment) Act, 1949 (Tamil Nadu Act VII of 1949) has further been amended by the Tamil Nadu Horse Races. Abolition of wagering or Beting) Act, 1974 (Tamil Nadu Act 44 of 1974) providing for the abolition of wagering or betting on horse races in the State of Tamil Nadu with effect on and from the 31st March, 1975.) ["Gaming" does not include a.....

Constitution of India Schedule 3

Title: Third Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....(or of)........do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, 2 [that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India,] that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my ability, knowledge, and judgment perform the duties of my office without fear or favour, affection or ill-will and that I will uphold the Constitution and the laws. ________________________ 1. See also articles 84(a) and 173(a). 2. Inserted by the Constitution (Sixteenth Amendment) Act, 1963, section 5. 3. Substituted by the Constitution (Sixteenth Amendment) Act, 1963, section 5, for Form III. 4. Substituted by the Constitution (Sixteenth Amendment) Act, 1963, section 5, for Form VII.

Indian Evidence Act 1872 Part 1

Title: Relevancy of Facts

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....context:- "Court".-Court" includes all Judges1 and Magistrates, 2 and all persons, except arbitrators, legally authorized to take evidence. "Fact".-"Fact" means and includes- (1) any thing, state of things, or relation of things, capable of being perceived by the senses; (2) any mental condition of which any person is conscious. Illustrations (a) That there are certain objects arranged in a certain order in a certain place, is a fact. (b) That a man heard or saw something, is a fact. (c) That a man said certain words, is a fact. (d) That a man holds a certain opinion, has a certain intention, acts in good faith or fraudulently, or uses a particular word in a particular sense, or is or was at a specified time conscious of a particular sensation, is a fact. (e) That a man has a certain reputation, is a fact. "Relevant".-One fact is said to be relevant to another when the one is connected with the other in any of the ways referred to in the provisions of this Act relating to the relevancy of facts. "Facts in issue".-The expression "facts in issue" means and includes--any fact from which, either by itself or in connection with other facts, the existence,.....

Indian Evidence Act 1872 Chapter 2

Title: Of the Relevancy of Facts

State: Central

Year: 1872

..... _______________________ 1. See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) Section 6 - Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction Facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact in issue as to form part of the same transaction, are relevant, whether they occurred at the same time and place or at different times and places. Illustrations (a) A is accused of the murder of B by beating him. Whatever was said or done by A or B or the by-standers at the beating, or so shortly before or after it as to form part of the transaction, is a relevant fact. (b) A is accused of waging war against the 1 [Government of India] by taking part in an armed insurrection in which property is destroyed, troops are attacked and goals are broken open. The occurrence of these facts is relevant, as forming part of the general transaction, thought A may not have been present at all of them. (c) A sues B for a libel contained in a letter forming part of a correspondence. Letters between the parties relating to the subject out of which the libel arose, and forming part of the correspondence in which it is contained, are relevant facts, though they do not.....

Navy Act, 1957 Chapter XIII

Title: Procedure

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....accused. (2) The prosecutor shall open his case by reading the circumstantial letter prepared in accordance with the regulations made under this Act, reading from this Act or the Indian Penal Code or other law the description of the offence charged and stating shortly by what evidence he expects to prove the guilt of the accused. (3) The prosecutor shall then examine his witnesses. Section 107 - Calling of prosecution witness not in the original list No witness whose name was not included in the original list of witnesses supplied to the trial judge advocate and the accused in accordance with regulations made under this Act shall be called by the prosecutor unless the trial judge advocate has given notice to the accused of the prosecutor's intention to call such witness and has supplied the accused with a summary of the evidence of such witness. Section 108 - Swearing of interpreter and shorthand-writer (1) At any time during the trial, should the court think it necessary, an impartial person may be employed to serve as an interpreter and sworn or affirmed as such in the following manner : swear in the name of God "I......................................do .....