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Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act 2009 Section 25

Title: Resort to Euthanasia for Infected Animals

State: Central

Year: 2009

If the Veterinary Officer deems it necessary that an animal, which is infected with a scheduled disease, euthanasia has to be resorted to, for preventing the spread of the disease to other animals in the area or to protect public health if the disease is of zoonotic importance, he may, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, by an order in writing, direct euthanasia of the animal and the carcass disposed of immediately to his satisfaction.

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Indian Evidence Act 1872 Section 113A

Title: Presumption as to Abetment of Suicide by a Married Woman

State: Central

Year: 1872

1 [113A. Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman When thequestion is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted byher husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she hadcommitted suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriageand that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her tocruelty, the Court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances ofthe case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relativeof her husband. Explanation.-For the purposes of this section,"cruelty" shall have the same meaning asin section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)]. _______________________ 1. Inserted by Act 46 of 1983, section 7.

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Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2004 Section 9

Title: Abetment of Suicide

State: Karnataka

Year: 2004

Where a debtor or any member of his family commits suicide and if it is shown that immediately prior to such suicide the debtor or any member of his family was subjected to molestation by any person, the person who has advanced loan shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have abetted the commission of such suicide, Explanation: For the purpose of this section, "Member of family" means the spouse, unmarried daughter or unmarried son.

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Section 174

Title: Police to Inquire and Report on Suicide, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 1973

.....the cause of death; or (v) the police officer for any other reason considers it expedient so to do, he shall, subject to such rules as the State Government may prescribe in this behalf, forward the body, with a view to its being examined, to the nearest Civil Surgeon, or other qualified me dical man appointed in this behalf by the State Government, if the state of the weather and the distance admit of its being so forwarded without risk of such putrefaction on the road as would render such examination useless. ( 4 ) The following Magistrates are empowered to hold inquests, namely, any District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate and any other Executive Magistrate specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government or the District Magistrate. _______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 46 of 1983, Section 3, for certain words (w.e.f. 25-12-1983).

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 305

Title: Abetment of Suicide of Child or Insane Person

State: Central

Year: 1860

If any person under eighteen years of age, any insane person, any delirious person, any idiot, or any person in a state of intoxication, commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with death or1[imprisonment for life], or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. _______________________ 1.Substituted by Act 26 of 1955, section 117 and Schedule, for "transportation for life" (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 306

Title: Abetment of Suicide

State: Central

Year: 1860

If any person commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 309

Title: Attempt to Commit Suicide

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall he punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year 1 [or with fine, or with both]. _______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 8 of 1882, section 7, for "and shall also be liable to fine".

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Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN ANIMALS ACT, 2009 27 OF 2009 Enforce, w.e.f. the date to be notified-The Glanders and Farcy Act, 1899 and the Dourine Act, 1910-Repeal The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 20th March, 2009, and is hereby published for general information:- An Act to provide for the prevention, control and eradication of infectious and contagious diseases affecting animals, for prevention of outbreak or spreading of such diseases from one State to another, and to meet the international obligations of India for facilitating import and export of animals and animal products and for matters connected therewith, or incidental thereto. Whereas economic losses due to infectious and contagious diseases of animals are enormous in the country with some of these diseases constituting a serious threat to the public; And whereas many of such animal diseases can be largely prevented by judicious implementation of vaccination programmes or by taking other appropriate and timely measures on scientific lines; And whereas such measures are necessary to facilitate the import and export of animals and animal products and.....

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Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act 2009 Chapter IV

Title: Infected Animals

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....other law for the time being in force, by an order in writing, direct euthanasia of the animal and the carcass disposed of immediately to his satisfaction. Section 26 - Disposal of carcass Every person in possession of carcass (or any part thereof) of any animal, which, at the time of its death, was infected with any scheduled disease or was suspected to have been infected, shall dispose it of in such manner as may be prescribed. Section 27 - Powers of Veterinary Officer and Veterinarian to hold postmortem examination (1) Where the Veterinary Officer or any Veterinarian has reason to believe that the death of an animal has been caused by an infection of any scheduled disease, he may make or cause to be made a post-mortem examination of the animal and for that purpose he may cause the carcass of any such animal to be exhumed where required followed by proper disposal after necessary examination and post-mortem. (2) Every examination and post-mortem referred to in sub-section (1) shall be conducted in such manner, and the report of post-mortem shall be in such form, as may be prescribed. Section 28 - Seizure and remove of certain animals Where any animal which is.....

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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.....

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