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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 174

Title: Non-attendance in Obedience to an Order from Public Servant

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....rupees, or with both, or, if the summons, notice, order or proclamation is to attend in person or by agent in a Court of Justice, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. Illustrations (a) A, being legally bound to appear before the1 [High Court] at Calcutta, in obedience to a subpoenaissuing from that Court, intentionally omits to appear.A has committed the offence defined in this section. (b)A, being legally bound to appear before a2 [District Judge], as a witness, in obedience to a summonsissued by that2 [District Judge] intentionally omits to appear. A has committed the offence defined in this section. _______________________ 1. Substituted by the A.O. 1950, for "Supreme Court" 2. Substituted by the A.O. 1950. for "Zila Judge".

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 350

Title: Summary Procedure for Punishment for Non-attendance by a Witness in Obedience to Summons

State: Central

Year: 1973

(1) If any witness being summoned to appear before a Criminal Court legally bound to appear at a certain place and time in obedience to the summons and without just excuse neglects or refuses to attend at that place or time or departs from the place where he has to attend before the time at which it is lawful for him to depart, and the Court before which the witness is to appear is satisfied that it is expedient in the interests of justice that such a witness should be tried summarily, the Court may take cognizance of the offence and after giving the offender an opportunity of showing cause why he should not be punished under this section, sentence him to fine not exceeding one hundred rupees. (2) In every such case the Court shall follow, as nearly as may be practicable, the procedure prescribed for summary trials.

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 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.....

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....(2) of Section 5, for the words 'but subject to any enactment', substitute the words 'but, save as otherwise provided by this Code, subject to any enactment'. [W.B. Act 8 of 1970, Section 3 and Sch., item 2]. (1) All offences under the Indian Penal Code shall be investigated, inquired into, tried and otherwise dealt with according to the provisions hereinafter contained. Trial of offences against other laws (2) All offences under any other law shall be investigated, inquired into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to the same provisions, but subject to any enactment for the time being in force regulating the manner or place of investigating, inquiring into, trying or otherwise dealing with such offences. PART 2 CONSTITUTION AND POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES: CHAPTER 2: OF THE CONSTITUTION OF CRIMINAL COURTS AND OFFICES: SECTION 6: Glasses of Criminal Courts: Besides the High Courts and the Courts constituted under any law other than this Code for the time being in force, there shall be five classes of Criminal Courts in [India], namely,- : State Amendments GUJARAT.-In its application to the State of Gujarat the amendment made in Section 6 is the.....

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Complete Act

State: Himachal

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. 54. Examination of arrested person by medical practitioner at the request of the.....

The Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1887

THE PUNJAB LAND REVENUE ACT, 1887 THE PUNJAB LAND REVENUE ACT, 1887 (ACT NO. 17 OF 1887) CONTENTS SN Subject CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Title, extent and commencement. 2. Repeal 3. Definitions 4. Exclusion of certain land from operation of Act. 5. Power to vary limits and alter number of tahsils, districts, and divisions. CHAPTER II REVENUE-OFFICERS Classes and Powers 6. Classes of revenue-officers. 7. Financial Commissioners. 8. Appointment of Commissioners and of Deputy, Assistant and Extra Assistant Commissioners. 9. Appointment of Tahsildars and Naib-Tahsildars. 10. Powers of Revenue-officers. 11. Superintendence and control of Revenue-officers. 12. Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases. 13. Appeals 14. Limitation for appeals. 15. Review by Revenue-officers. 16. Power to call for, examine and revise proceedings of Revenue-officers. 17. Power to make rules as to procedure. 18. Persons by whom appearances and applications may be made.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 10

Title: Of Contempts of the Lawful Authority of Public Servants

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to onethousand rupees, or with both.] _______________________ 1.Addedby Act 22 of 1939, section 2. Section 177 - Furnishing false information Whoever, being legally bound to furnish information on any subject to any public servant, as such, furnishes, as true, information on the subject which he knows or has reason to believe to be false, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both; or, if the information which he is legally bound to give respects the commission of an offence, or is required for the purpose of preventing the commission of an offence, or in order to the apprehension of an offender, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. Illustrations (a) A,a landholder, knowing of the commission of a murder within the limits of his estate, wilfully misinforms the magistrate of the district that the death has occurred by accident in consequence of the bite of a snake.Ais guilty of the offence defined in this section. (b) A,a village.....

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 Civil Procedure, 1908 Rule 37 to 40

Title: Arrest and Detention in the Civil Prison

State: Central

Year: 1908

.....discretion, order the judgment-debtor to be detained in the custody of an officer of the Court or release him on his furnishing security to the satisfaction of the Court for his appearance when required. (3) Upon the conclusion of the inquiry under sub-rule (1) the Court may, subject to the provisions of section 51 and to the other provisions of this Code, make an order for the detention of the judgment-debtor in the civil prison and shall in that event cause him to be arrested if he is not already under arrest : Provided that in order to give the judgment-debtor an opportunity of satisfying the decree, the Court may, before making the order of detention, leave the judgment-debtor in the custody of an officer of the Court for a specified period not exceeding fifteen days or release him on his furnishing security to the satisfaction of the Court for his appearance at the expiration of the specified period if the decree be not sooner satisfied. (4) A judgment-debtor released under this rule may be re-arrested. (5) When the Court does not make an order of detention under sub-rule (3), it shall disallow the application and, if the judgment-debtor is under arrest, direct his.....