.....or is proved to have been, in possession of any gift goods reasonably suspected of being stolen or unlawfully obtained, and cannot account satisfactorily how he came by the same, he shall be punished with imprisonment, for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. 4. Offences under the Act, to be cognizable. " ( 1)Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure (Now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) (Central Act V of 1898) any offence under this Act shall be deemed to be a cognizable offence within the meaning of that Code. (2) No court below that of a, According to clauses (a) and (c) of sub-section 3 of the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), any reference to a Magistrate of the first clause shall be consumed as a reference to a Judicial Magistrate of the first class and any reference to a Presidency magistrate shall be construed as a reference to a Metropolitan Magistrate with effect on and from the 1st April 1974. Presidency Magistrate or of a Magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence under this Act. 5. Power to amend Schedule " The State Government may,.....
List Judgments citing this section.....be added at the end 1940 XX The Indian Medical In section 6-A of the India Medical Degrees (madras Degrees Act, 1916, inserted by Amendment) Act, 1940. section 3, in sub-section (1), Clause(b), sub Clause (i), for the words figures and letters "any part of India which immediately before the Ist day of November 1956, was comprised in a Part A State of Part C State" the words "India or in any part thereof" shall be substituted. 1948 XIV The Madras Aided In section 2, clause (2), sub- Institutions (prohibition clause (c) for the words "class Of Transfer of Property) Act, 1948. of institutions" the words "clause of institutions" shall be substituted. 1949 XVIII The Muslim Personal Law (1) In section 2, after the brackets (Shariat) Application and words" (Shariat)" the word (Madras Amendment) "Application" shall be inserted. Act, 1949. (2) In section 3--- (i) the following marginal note shall be inserted namely --- "Substitution of new section for Section 2 central Act XXVI of 1937" (ii) before the word "notwithStanding" the figure "2" Shall be inserted. THE THIRD SCHEDULE (See section 12) Year Number Short title. (1) (2).....
List Judgments citing this section.....of 1939), the Madras Entertainments Tax Act, 1939 (Madras Act X of 1939) and the Madras General Sales Tax Act, 1959 (Madras Act I of 1959). and any rules, by-law, order, notification or other instrument having the force of law made thereunder (hereinafter referred to as the Madras Law) and in force on the date of the commencement of this Act in the State of Madras except in the added territory are hereby extended to, and shall be in force in, the added territory. 4. Repeal of corresponding laws.- If, immediately before the date of the commencement of this Act. There is in force in the added territory any law corresponding to the Madras Law whether such corresponding law is in force by virtue of section 45 of the Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959 (Central Act LVI of 1959), or by virtue of any other legislative power, such corresponding law shall, on the date of the commencement of this Act, stand repealed to the extent to which the corresponding law relates to matters with respect to which the State Legislature has power to make laws for this State. 5. Savings.- (1) The repeal by section 4 of any corresponding existing law shall not affect " .....
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