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Start Free TrialIndian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 42
Title: Allowance of Gratuities for Conveyance of Postal Articles by Ships Other Than Mail Ships
State: Central
Year: 1898
The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare what gratuities shall be allowed to masters of ships, not being mail ships, in respect of postal articles received by them for conveyance on behalf of the Post Office; and the master of a ship, not being a mail ship, about to leave any port in '[India] as aforesaid shall, if he receives on board a mail bag for conveyance, be entitled to demand and obtain immediately the amount of the gratuity payable under this section in respect of the mail bag and its contents.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIndian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 49
Title: Penalty for Misconduct of Person Employed to Carry or Deliver Mail Bags or Postal Articles
State: Central
Year: 1898
Whoever, being employed to carry or deliver any mail bag or any postal article in course of transmission by post,-- (a) is in a state of intoxication while so employed, or (b) is guilty of carelessness or other misconduct, whereby the safety of any such mail bag or postal article as aforesaid is endangered, or (c) loiters or makes delay in the conveyance or delivery of any such mail bag or postal article as aforesaid, or (d) does not use due care and diligence safely to convey or deliver any such mail bag or postal article as aforesaid, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIndian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 67
Title: Penalty for Detaining Mails or Opening Mail Bag
State: Central
Year: 1898
Whoever, except under the authority of this Act1[or of any other Act for the time being in force] or in obedience to the order in writing of the Central Government or the direction of a competent Court, detains the mails or any postal article in course of transmission by post, or on any pretence opens, a mail bag in course of transmission by post, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees: Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent the detention of an officer of the Post Office carrying the mails or any postal article in course of transmission by post, on a charge of having committed an offence declared to be cognizable by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), or any other taw for the time being in force. ________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 15 of 1921, section. 4.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIndian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 40
Title: Duty of Master of Ship, Departing from Any Port in India and Not Being a Mail Ship, to Convey Mail Bags
State: Central
Year: 1898
The master of ship, not being a mail ship, about to depart from any port in1[India] to any port within, or any port or place beyond,1[India], shall receive on board any mail bag tendered to him by any officer of the Post Office for conveyance, granting a receipt there for in such form as the Central Government may, by rule, prescribe, and shall, without delay, deliver the same at the port or place of destination. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 25 of 1950, sec. 11 and Sch. IV, for "the States".
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIndian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 41
Title: Duty of Master of Ship Arriving at Any Port in India in Respect of Postal Articles and Mail Bags on Board
State: Central
Year: 1898
(1) The master of a ship arriving at any port in1[India] shall, without delay, cause every postal article or mail bag on board which is directed to that port and is within the exclusive privilege conferred on the Central Government by Section 4, to be delivered either at the post office at that port or to some officer of the Post Office authorized in this behalf by the Post Master General. (2) If there is on board any postal article or mail bag which is directed to any other place within1[India] and is within the exclusive privilege aforesaid, the master shall, without delay, report the fact to the officer in charge of the post office at the port of arrival and act according to the directions he may receive from such officer, and the receipt of such officer shall discharge him from all further responsibility in respect of the postal articles or mail bag. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 25 of 1950, sec. 11 and Sch. IV, for "the States".
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionCompanies Act, 2013, Section 212
Title: Investigation into Affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office
State: Central
Year: 2013
..... (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the offences covered under sub-sections (5) and (6) of section 7, section 34, section 36, subsection (1) of section 38, sub-section (5) of section 46, sub-section (7) of section 56, subsection (10) of section 66, sub-section (5) of section 140, sub-section (4) of section 206, section 213, section 229, sub-section (1) of section 251, sub-section (3) of section 339 and section 448 which attract the punishment for fraud provided in section 447 of this Act shall be cognizable and no person accused of any offence under those sections shall be released on bail or on his own bond unless-- (i) the Public Prosecutor has been given an opportunity to oppose the application for such release; and (ii) where the Public Prosecutor opposes the application, the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail: Provided that a person, who, is under the age of sixteen years or is a woman or is sick or infirm, may be released on bail, if the Special Court so directs: Provided further.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionCompanies Act, 2013, Section 211
Title: Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office
State: Central
Year: 2013
.....Resolution No. 45011/16/2003-Adm-I, dated the 2nd July, 2003 shall be deemed to be the Serious Fraud Investigation Office for the purpose of this section. (2) The Serious Fraud Investigation Office shall be headed by a Director and consist of such number of experts from the following fields to be appointed by the Central Government from amongst persons of ability, integrity and experience in,-- (i) banking; (ii) corporate affairs; (iii) taxation; (iv) forensic audit; (v) capital market; (vi) information technology; (vii) law; or (viii) such other fields as may be prescribed. (3) The Central Government shall, by notification, appoint a Director in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office, who shall be an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India having knowledge and experience in dealing with matters relating to corporate affairs. (4) The Central Government may appoint such experts and other officers and employees in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office as it considers necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act. (5) The terms and conditions of service of Director, experts, and other officers and.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionLimitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963) Section 17
Title: Effect of Fraud or Mistake
State: Central
Year: 1963
.....the plaintiff or the applicant first had the means of producing the concealed document or compelling its production: Provided that nothing in this section shall enable any suit to be instituted or application to be made to recover or enforce any charge against, or set aside any transaction affecting, any property which-- (i) in the case of fraud, has been purchased for valuable consideration by a person who was not a party to the fraud and did not at the time of the purchase know, or have reason to believe, that any fraud had been committed, or (ii) in the case of mistake, has been purchased for valuable consideration subsequently to the transaction in which the mistake was made, by a person who did not know, or have reason to believe, that the mistake had been made, or (iii) in the case of a concealed document, has been purchased for valuable consideration by a person who was not a party to the concealment and, did not at the time of purchase know, or have reason to believe, that the document had been concealed. (2) Where a judgment-debtor has, by fraud or force, prevented the execution of a decree or order within the period of limitation, the court may, on the.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionCompanies Act, 2013, Section 447
Title: Punishment for Fraud
State: Central
Year: 2013
.....in the fraud, but which may extend to three times the amount involved in the fraud: Provided that where the fraud in question involves public interest, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than three years. Explanation. -- For the purposes of this section-- (i) "fraud" in relation to affairs of a company or any body corporate, includes any act, omission, concealment of any fact or abuse of position committed by any person or any other person with the connivance in any manner, with intent to deceive, to gain undue advantage from, or to injure the interests of, the company or its shareholders or its creditors or any other person, whether or not there is any wrongful gain or wrongful loss; (ii) "wrongful gain" means the gain by unlawful means of property to which the person gaining is not legally entitled; (iii) "wrongful loss" means the loss by unlawful means of property to which the person losing is legally entitled.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionRoad Transport Corporations Act, 1950 Section 21
Title: Carriage of Mails
State: Central
Year: 1950
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, a Corporation shall, if so required by the Central Government, carry mails at such rates and on such terms and conditions as may be specified in this behalf by the Central Government in consultation with the State Government.
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