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see (English) Trustee Act, 1925, s. 27, amended by the (English) Law of Property (Amend.) Act, 1926, s. 7, and extending the (English) Law of Property Amendment Act, 1859 (22 & 23 Vict. c. 35), s. 29; … stolen property may amount to an offer to compound a felony, and thus constitute an offence within s. 102 of the (English) Larceny Act, 1861. See Mirams v. Our Dogs Publishing Co., 1901 (2) KB 564, and

Children

liquor for that purpose. Sale of Tobacco.--The sale of tobacco to children under sixteen is penalized by s. 7 of the (English) Children and Young Persons Act, 1933 (c. 12), which also [sub-s. (3)] allows cigarettes to … defined by the (English) Children and Young Persons Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 12), s. 107, as meaning, for the purposes of the Act, a person under fourteen years of age. The (English) Children

Contract carriage

Contract carriage, means a motor vehicle which carries a passenger or passengers for hire or reward and is engaged under a contract, whether expressed or implied, for the use of such vehicle as a whole for...

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Owner

owner of the property demised, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary; see also Mysore Minerals Ltd. v. C.I.T., (1999) 7 SCC 106. The person in whom is vested the ownership, dominion, or title of property; proprietor. He who has dominion

Harbours

to the constitution of Port Health Authorities, see (English) Public Health Act, 1936, ss. 2-10. By 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 50, s. 2, the powers of the Board of Trade over harbours, docks and piers … afford lodging to, to shelter, or to give a refuge to', Kalpnath Raj v. State, (1997) 8 SCC 732: AIR 1998 SC 201 (212). [TADA, 1987, ss. 3(4) and 2(1) (i)]

Woman

Woman, the word 'woman' denotes a female human being of any age. (Indian Penal Code, s. 10) By the (English) Interpretation Act, 1889, s. 1, reproducing 13 & 14 Vict. c. 21, s. 3, words

Valuable consideration

v. Dakshina Maharashtra Digambar Jain Sabha, AIR 1953 SC 514 (516): (1954) SCR 235. (Limitation Act, 1968, s. 10) The classic definition of 'valuable consideration' is given in Currie v. Misa, (1875) 10 Ex. 153 (162), thus:

Succession duties

duties, varying in amount from 1 per cent. in the case of a child succeeding a parent to 10 per cent. in the case of succession to a stranger in blood, upon real or personal property to

Information

or heinous misdemeanors. See EX OFFICIO INFORMATIONS; and (English) Crown Suits Act, 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 104). The most usual information are, in cases of intrusion, for trespasses on Crown lands; debt, for Crown moneys … in most states. About half the States allow its use in felony prosecutions as well, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 783.

Immovable property

as part of land because they are attached and rooted in the earth, Suresh Chand v. Kundan, (2001) 10 SCC 221 (224). Immovable property shall include land, benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to … crop' and 'grass' though rooted in earth are not included, Mahadeo v. State of Bombay AIR 1959 SC 735 (740): (1959) Supp 2 SCR 339. [General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), s. 3(26)] Includes land, buildings,

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