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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 16

Title: Of Offences Affecting the Human Body

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....defence. Explanation.--Whether the provocation was grave and sudden enough to prevent the offence from amounting to murder is a question of fact. Illustrations (a) A, under the influence of passion excited by a provocation given by Z, intentionally kills. Y, Z"s child. This is murder, in as much as the provocation was not given by the child, and the death of the child was not caused by accident or misfortune in doing an act caused by the provocation. (b) Y gives grave and sudden provocation to, A, A, on this provocation, fires a pistol at Y, neither intending nor knowing himself to be likely to kill Z, who is near him, but out of sight. A kills Z. Here A has not committed murder, but merely culpable homicide. (c) A is lawfully arrested by Z, a bailiff. A is excited to sudden and violent passion by the arrest, and kills Z. This is murder, in as much as the provocation was given by a thing done by a public servant in the exercise of his powers. (d) A appears as witness before Z, a Magistrate, Z says that he does not believe a word of A's deposition, and that A has perjured himself. A is moved to sudden passion by these words, and kills Z. This is murder. (e) A.....

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 300

Title: Murder

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....defence. Explanation.--Whether the provocation was grave and sudden enough to prevent the offence from amounting to murder is a question of fact. Illustrations (a) A, under the influence of passion excited by a provocation given by Z, intentionally kills. Y, Z"s child. This is murder, in as much as the provocation was not given by the child, and the death of the child was not caused by accident or misfortune in doing an act caused by the provocation. (b) Y gives grave and sudden provocation to, A, A, on this provocation, fires a pistol at Y, neither intending nor knowing himself to be likely to kill Z, who is near him, but out of sight. A kills Z. Here A has not committed murder, but merely culpable homicide. (c) A is lawfully arrested by Z, a bailiff. A is excited to sudden and violent passion by the arrest, and kills Z. This is murder, in as much as the provocation was given by a thing done by a public servant in the exercise of his powers. (d) A appears as witness before Z, a Magistrate, Z says that he does not believe a word of A's deposition, and that A has perjured himself. A is moved to sudden passion by these words, and kills Z. This is murder. (e) A.....

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....Court of Justice (including a liquidator, receiver or Commissioner) whose duty is, as such officer, to investigate or report on any matter of law or fact, or to make, authenticate, or keep any document, or to take charge or dispose of any property or to execute any judicial process, or to a administrator any oath, or to interpret, or to preserve order in the Court, and every person specially authorized by a Court of Justice to perform any of such duties; Fifth--Every juryman, assessor, or member of a Panchayat assisting a Court of Justice or public servant; Sixth--Every arbitrator or other person to whom any cause or matter has been referred for decision or report by any Court of Justice, or by any other competent public authority; Seventh--Every person who holds any office by virtue of which he is empowered to place or keep any person in confinement; Eighth--Every officer of the Government, whose duty it is, as such officer, to prevent offences, to give information of offences, to being offenders to justice, or to protect the public health, safety or convenience; Ninth--Every officer whose duty it is, as such officer, to take, receive, keep or expend any property on behalf of.....

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Central Universities Act, 2009 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....by the University to be necessary; (xxiii) to make arrangements for promoting the health and general welfare of the employees; (xxiv) to receive benefactions, donations and gifts and to acquire, hold and manage, and to dispose of, with the previous approval of the Central Government, any property, movable or immovable, including trust and endowment properties, for the purposes of the University; (xxv) to borrow, with the previous approval of the Central Government, on the security of the property of the University, money for the purposes of the University; and (xxvi) to do all such other acts and things as may be necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of its objects. (2) In exercising its powers referred to in sub-section (i), it shall be the endeavour of the University to maintain an all-India character and high standards of teaching and research, and the University shall, among other measures which may be necessary for the said purpose, take, in particular, the following measures, namely (i) admission of students and recruitment of faculty shall be made on all-India basis; (ii) admissions of students shall be made on merit, either through Common.....

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The Jharkhand Panchayat Raj Act, 2001 Complete Act

State: Jharkhand

Year: 2001

.....that if any constituency does not again elect a member, then proceedings of fresh election in such constituency shall be started only after satisfaction of the State Election commission to the effect that there is the possibility of a member being elected from the said constituency. Section 34 - Incorporation of the Panchayat Samiti Every Panchayat Samiti shall be a body corporate in the name of its Panchayat Samiti having perpetual succession and a common seal, and the shall, subject to such restrictions as may be imposed by or under this Act or any other Act, have vested in it the powers to sue or be sued or to acquire, hold and transfer movable or immovable property within or beyond the limits of its jurisdiction or to enter into agreements and to do everything necessary, proper and expedient for the purposes for which it has been constituted in its own corporate name. Section 35 - Division of the Panchayat Samiti into territorial constituencies 1. The Panchayat Samiti shall be divided into as many territories as the number whereof may from time to time be notified by the District Magistrate and every constituency of the Panchayat Samaiti shall as far as possible.....

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The Mizoram State Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2008 Complete Act

State: Mizoram

Year: 2008

.....Where a contract or agreement is entered into on behalf of a Market Committee, the Chief Executive Officer of the Market Committee shall report the fact to the Market Committee at each meeting convened and held immediately following the date of entering into such a contract or an agreement. 35. Act of Market Committee etc. not to be invalidated. No act of Market Committee or of any Sub-Committee thereof or of any person acting as a member, Chairman, Vice-Chairman, presiding authority or Chief Executive Officer shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of some defect in the constitution or appointment of such Market Committee, Sub-Committee members, Chairman. Vice-Chairman, presiding authority or Chief Executive Officer or on the ground that they or any of them were disqualified for such office, or that formal notice of the intention to hold a meeting of the Committee or of the Sub -Committee was not given duly or by reason of such act having been done during the period of any vacancy in the office of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman or Chief Executive Officer or member of such committee or Sub-Committee or for any other informality not affecting the merits of the case. .....

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The Talcher Thermal Power Station (Acquisition and Transfer) Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1994

.....shall lie against the State Government or any person, for anything which is in good faith done-or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or the rules made thereunder. 22. Power to make rules. (1) The State Government may, by notification, make rules, for carrying make rules, out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:" (a) the detailed manner, if any, in which the amount is to be paid under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of Section 8; (b) the manner in which the moneys in any provident fund or other fund referred to in Section 15 shall be dealt with for the purpose of that Election; (c) any other matter as may be considered expedient to be provided. 23. Power to remove difficulties. (1) if any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order, make such provisions, not effecting the substance of this Act, as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty. (2) No order under sub-section (1) shall be made after the expiration of the.....

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