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Title: Joining Unlawful Assembly Armed with Deadly Weapon
State: Central
Year: 1860
Whoever, being armed with any deadly weapon, or with anything which, used as a weapon of offence, is likely to cause death, is a member of an unlawful assembly, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIndian Contract Act, 1872 Section 144
Title: Guarantee on Contract That Creditor Shall Not Act on It Until Co-surety Joins
State: Central
Year: 1872
Where a person gives a guarantee upon a contract that the creditor shall not act upon it until another person has joined in it as co-surety, the guarantee is not valid if that other person does not join.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIndian Evidence Act 1872 Section 144
Title: Evidence as to Matters in Writing
State: Central
Year: 1872
Any witness may be asked, whilst under examination whether any contract, grant or other disposition of property, as to which he is giving evidence, was not contained in a document, and if he says that it was, or if he is about to make any statement as to the contents of any document, which in the opinion of the Court, ought to be produced, the adverse party may object to such evidence being given until such document is produced, or until facts have been proved which entitle the party who called the witness to give secondary evidence of it. Explanation.--A witness may give oral evidence of statements made by other persons about the contents of documents if such statements are in themselves relevant facts. Illustration The question is, whether A assaulted B. C deposes that he heard A say to D-- "B wrote a letter accusing me of theft, and I will be revenged on him". This statement is relevant, as showing A's motive for the assault, and evidence may be given of it, though no other evidence is given about the letter.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionNegotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Section 144
Title: Mode of Service of Summons
State: Central
Year: 1881
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), and for the purposes of this Chapter, a Magistrate issuing a summons to an accused or a witness may direct a copy of summons to be served at the place where such accused or witness ordinarily resides or carries on business or personally works; for gain, by speed post or by such courier services as are approved by a Court of Session. (2) Where an acknowledgment purporting to be signed by the accused or the witness or an endorsement purported to be made by any person authorised by the postal department or the courier services that the accused or the witness refused to take delivery of summons has been received, the Court issuing the summons may declare that the summons has been duly served.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionCode of Civil Procedure, 1908 Section 144
Title: Application for Restitution
State: Central
Year: 1908
.....to execute, it, the Court which, if the suit wherein the decree or order was passed were instituted at the time of making the application for restitution under this section, would have jurisdiction to try such suit] (2) No suit shall be instituted for the purpose of obtaining any restitution or other relief which could be obtained by application under sub-section (1). ___________________ 1. Inserted by Act 66 of 1956, section 13 (w.e.f. 1-1-1957). 2. Substituted by Act 104 of 1976, section 48(i)(a), for "varied or reversed, the Court of first instance " (w.e.f. 1-2-1977). 3. Substituted by Act 104 of 1976, section 48(i)(b), for "such part therof as has been varied or reversed " (w.e.f. 1-2-1977). 4. Substituted by Act 104 of 1976, section 48(i)(c), for "consequential on such variation or reversal" (w.e.f. 1-2-1977). 5. Inserted by Act 104 of 1976, section 48(ii) (w.e.f. 1-2-1977).
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionCantonments Act, 1924 Section 144
Title: Agriculture and Irrigation
State: Central
Year: 1924
Where, in the opinion of a1[Board], the cultivation in the cantonment of any description of crop or the use therein of any kind of manure or the irrigation of any land therein in any specified manner is likely to be injurious to the health of persons dwelling in the neighbourhood, the1[Board] may, by public notice, or may, by a like notice, direct that it shall be carried out subject to such conditions as the1[Board] thinks fit: Provided that if, when a notice is issued under this section, any land to which it relates has been lawfully prepared for cultivation or any crop is sown therein or is standing thereon, the1[Board] shall, if it directs that the notice is to take effect on a date earlier than that by which the crop would ordinarily be sown or reaped, as the case may be, make compensation to all persons interested in the land or crop for the loss, if any, incurred by them respectively by reason of compliance with the notice. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority"
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionIndian Succession Act, 1925 Section 144
Title: Bequest of Stock Where Testator Had, at Date of Will, Equal or Greater Amount of Stock of Same Kind
State: Central
Year: 1925
Where a bequest is made in general terms of a certain amount of any kind of stock, the legacy is not specific merely because the testator was, at the date of his will, possessed of stock of the specified kind, to an equal or greater amount than the amount bequeathed. Illustration A bequeaths to B 5,000 rupees five per cent. Government securities. A had at the date of the will five per cent. Government securities for 5,000 rupees. The legacy is not specific.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionGovernment of India Act, 1935 [Repealed] Section 144
Title: Calculation of "net Proceeds," Etc.
State: Central
Year: 1935
(1) In the foregoing provisions of this chapter "net proceeds" means in relation to any tax or duty the proceeds thereof reduced by the cost of collection, and for the purposes of those provisions the net proceeds of any tax or duty, or of any part of any tax or duty, in or attributable to any area shall be ascertained and certified by the Auditor-General of India, whose certificates shall be final. (2) Subject as aforesaid, and to any other express provision of this chapter, an Act of the Federal Legislature may, in any case where under this Part of this Act the proceeds of any duty or tax are, or may be, assigned to any Province or State, or a contribution is, or may be, made to the revenues of the Federation by any Stale, provide for the manner in which the proceeds of any duty or tax and the amount of any contribution are to be calculated, for the times in each year and the manner at and in which any payments are to be made, for the making of adjustments between one financial year and another, and for any other incidental or ancillary matters.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionBOMBAY PROHIBITION ACT, 1949, (Maharashtra) Section 144
Title: Commissioner's powers to make regulations
State: Maharashtra
Year: 1949
.....or hemp, mhowra flowers or molasses including-- (i) the erection,inspection, supervision, management and control of any place for the manufacturesupply or storage of such article, and the fittings, implements and apparatusto be maintained therein; 4 [***] (b)regulating the deposit of any intoxicant, hemp,5 ***mhowra flowers ormolasses in a warehouse and the removal of such articles from any suchwarehouse or from any distillery or brewery; 6 [***] (d)prescribing the scale of fees7 [including rent or consideration] or themanner of fixing the fees payable in respect 8 [***] of any storage of anyintoxicant, hemp, 9***mhowra flowers or molasses; (e)regulating the time, place and manner of payment of any duty or fees; 10 [***] (h)providing for the destruction or other disposal of any intoxicantdeclared to be unfit for use; (i) regulating the disposalof confiscated or forfeited articles; 10 [***] (m)regarding any other matter which the 11 [State] Government may, bynotification in the Official Gazette direct him to prescribe for the purposesof carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) The regulations made under this section shallbe published in the.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionArmy Act, 1950 Section 144
Title: Evidence of Previous Convictions and General Character
State: Central
Year: 1950
(1) When any person subject to this Act has been convicted by a court-martial of any offence, such court-martial may inquire into, and receive and record evidence of any previous convictions of such person, either by a court-martial or by a criminal court, or any previous award of punishment under any of the sections 80, 83, 84 and 85, and may further inquire into and record the general character of such person and such other matters as may be prescribed. (2) Evidence received under this section may be either oral, or in the shape of entries in, or certified extracts from, court-martial books or other official records; and it shall not be necessary to give notice before trial to the person tried that evidence as to his previous convictions or character will be received. (3) At a summary court-martial the officer holding the trial may, if he thinks fit, record any previous convictions against the offender, his general character, and such other matters as may be prescribed, as of his own knowledge, instead of requiring them to be proved under the foregoing provisions of this section.
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