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Take

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Take, has several meanings, such as 'seize, grasp, capture, catch, receive into the body, appropriate, secure, get, receive by payment, assume, choose, adopt, consume, obtain, derive from source or by some process, receive, enjoy, accept, etc. Seizure of an article may amount to 'taking', Food Inspector v. T.V. Hameed, 1983 FAJ 443: 1984 (1) FAC 41 (Ker): 1983 Ker LT 901.

Take, is said to mean to get into one's hands or into one's possession, Power or Control by force or, Stratagem, to Seize or Capture Physically, Saidu Mohammad v. Food Inspector, 1973 Ker LJ 681: 1973 Mad LJ Cr 582: 1973 Ker LT 678.

Mean 'order proceeding' to be taken, Mangulal Chunilal v. Manilal Maganlal, AIR 1968 SC 822: 1968 Cr LJ 979; State v. Manilal Jethalal, AIR 1953 Bom 365.

Means to obtain possession or control, whether legally or illegally, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1466.

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