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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 21

Title: "at Sight", "on Presentment", "after Sight"

State: Central

Year: 1881

In a promissory note or bill of exchange the expressions "at sight" and "on presentment" means on demand. The expression "after sight" means, in a promissory note, after presentment for sight, and, in a bill of exchange after acceptance, or noting for non-acceptance, or protest for non-acceptance.

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 316

Title: Causing Death of Quick Unborn Child by Act Amounting to Culpable Homicide

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever does any act under such circumstances, that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of culpable homicide, and does by such act cause the death of a quick unborn child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Illustration A, knowing that he is likely to cause the death of a pregnant woman, does an act which, if it caused the death of the woman, would amount to culpable homicide. The woman is injured, but does not die; but the death of an unborn quick child with which she is pregnant is thereby caused. A is guilty of the offence defined in this section,

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 23

Title: Calculating Maturity of Bill or Note Payable So Many Months After Date or Sight

State: Central

Year: 1881

In calculating the date at which a promissory note or bill of exchange, made payable at stated number of months after date or after sight, or after a certain event, is at maturity, the period stated shall be held to terminate on the day of months which corresponds with the day on which the instrument is dated, or presented for acceptance or sight, or noted for non-acceptance, or protested for non-acceptance, or the event happens, or, where the instrument is a bill of exchange made payable a stated number of months after sight and has been accepted for honour, with the day on which it was so accepted. If the month in which the period would terminate has no corresponding day, the period shall be held to terminate on the last day of such month. Illustrations (a) A negotiable instrument dated 29th January, 1878, is made payable at one month after date. The instrument is at maturity on the third day after the 28th February, 1878. (b) A negotiable instrument, dated 30th August, 1878, is made payable three months after date. The instrument is at maturity on the 3rd December, 1878. (c) A promissory note or bill of exchange, dated 31st August, 1878, is made payable three months a

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 24

Title: Calculating Maturity of Bill or Note Payable So Many Days After Date or Sight

State: Central

Year: 1881

In calculating the date at which a promissory note or bill of exchange made payable a certain number of days after date or after sight or after a certain event is at maturity, the day of the date, or of presentment for acceptance or sight, or of protest for non-acceptance, or on which the event happens, shall be excluded.

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 62

Title: Presentment of Promissory Note for Sight

State: Central

Year: 1881

A promissory note, payable at a certain period after sight must be presented to the maker thereof for sight (if he can after reasonable search be round) by a person entitled to demand payment, within a reasonable time after it is made and in business hours on a business day. In default of such presentment, no party thereto is liable thereon to the person making such default.

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 66

Title: Presentment for Payment of Instrument Payable After Date or Sight

State: Central

Year: 1881

A promissory note or bill of exchange, made payable at a specified period after date or sight thereof, must be presented for payment at maturity.

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.....

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.....

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1988

.....of either of which or a motor car or tractor or road-roller the unladen weight of any of which, does not exceed 2 [7500] kilograms; 3 [(2lA) "manufacturer" means a person who is engaged in the manufacture of motor vehicles;] (22) "maxicab" means any motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry more than six passengers, but not more than twelve passengers, excluding the driver, for hire or reward; (23) "medium goods vehicle" means any goods carriage other than a light motor vehicle or a heavy goods vehicle: (24) "medium passenger motor vehicle" means any public service vehicle or private service vehicle, or educational institution bus other than a motor cycle, invalid carriage, light motor vehicle or heavy passenger motor vehicle; (25) "motorcab" means any molor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry not more than six passengers excluding the driver for hire or reward; (26) "motor car" means any molor vehicle other than a transport vehicle, omnibus, road-roller, tractor, motor cycle or invalid carriage; (27) "motor cycle" means a two-wheeled motor vehicle, inclusive of any detachable side-car having an extra wheel, attached to the motor vehicle; (28) "motor vehicle" or.....

Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 Chapter 90

Title: Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical or Surgical Instruments and Apparatus; Parts and Accessories Thereof

State: Central

Year: 1985

.....or for automatically controlling tem­perature, whether or not their operation depends on an electrical phenomenon which varies according to the factor to be automatically controlled, which are designed to bring this factor to, and maintain it at, a desired value, stabilized against disturbances, by constantly or periodically measuring its actual value; and (b) automatic regulators of electrical quantities, and instruments or apparatus for automatically controlling non-electrical quantities the operation of which depends on an electrical phenomenon varying according to the factor to be controlled, which are designed to bring this factor to, and maintain it at, a desired value, stabilized against disturbances, by constantly or periodically measuring its actual value. Tariff Item Description of goods Unit Rate of duty (1) (2) (3) (4) 9001 OPTICAL FIBRES AND OPTICAL FIBRE BUNDLES; OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING 8544; SHEETS AND PLATES OF POLARISING MATERIAL; LENSES (INCLUDING CONTACT LENSES), PRISMS, MIRRORS AND OTHER OPTICAL ELEMENTS, OF ANY.....