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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 16

Title: Of Offences Affecting the Human Body

State: Central

Year: 1860

..... 1. Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956). 2. Inserted by Act 27 of 1870, section 11. 3. Inserted by Act 12 of 1891, section 2 and Schedule II. Section 308 - Attempt to commit culpable homicide Whoever does any act with such intention or knowledge and under such circumstances that, if he by that act caused death, he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and, if hurt is caused to any person by such act, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. Illustration A, on grave and sudden provocation, fires a pistol at Z, under such circumstances that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. A has committed the offence defined in this section. Section 309 - Attempt to commit suicide Whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall he punished with.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 350

Title: Criminal Force

State: Central

Year: 1860

.....palanquin. Here A has caused cessation of motion to Z, and he has done this by his own bodily power. A has therefore used force to Z; and as A has acted thus intentionally, without Z's consent, in order to the commission of an offence. A has used criminal force to Z. (d) A intentionally pushes against Z in the street. Here A has by his own bodily power moved his own person so as to bring it into contact with Z. He has therefore intentionally used force to Z; and if he has done so without Z's consent, intending or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby injure, frighten or annoy Z, he has used criminal force to Z. (e) A throws a stone, intending or knowing it to be likely that the stone will be thus brought into contact with Z, or with Z's clothes, or with something carried by Z, or that it will strike water and dash up the water against Z's clothes or something carried by Z. Here, if the throwing of the stone produce the effect of causing any substance to come into contact with Z, or Z's clothes. A has used force to Z; and if he did so without Z's consent, intending thereby to injure, frighten or annoy Z, he has criminal force by Z. (f) A intentionally pulls up a.....

Slum Areas (Improvement and Clearance) Act, 1956 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....Provision is necessary to prevent such eviction. 4. It is, therefore, considered necessary that a comprehensive Slum Improvement Clearance Act be enacted under which Government should have the necessary powers for carrying out the requisite improvements, acquisition or demolition of slum properties and for the prevention of eviction of tenants from slum areas. Even though the necessary legislation is required mainly for Delhi, it is considered that it is better if it is enacted for all the Union Territories except those ol Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands. The Bill, therefore, provides that the Act will come into force in a Union Territory only on such date as the Central Government may notify."-Gaz. of Ind., 15-12- 1956, Extra., Pt. II, section 2, p. 1169. Amending Act 43 of 1964.- The Act was passed to remove difficulties experienced in the working of the Act to facilitate and quicken slum clearance work, to require owners to restore the possession of the improved and redeveloped premises to the previous tenants on payment of a reasonable rent, and to give protection against eviction to tenants such as Amledars of premises 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.....