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Actuarial Societies

Actuarial Societies, means the Actuarial Society of India registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) and the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 [Bombay Act XXXIX of 1950, s. 2(b)].

Executor

amending s. 29 of the Law of Property Amendment Act, 1859 (22 & 23 Vict. c. 35) and 1860 (23 & 24 Vict. c. 38), the executor may and should shortly after the funeral publish an advertisement

Adequate and special reasons

can be imposed, Bhupinder Sharma v. State of Himachal Pradesh, (2003) 8 SCC 551 (558). (Indian Penal Code, 1860, s. 376) --the expression 'adequate and special reasons'[ indicates that it is not enough to have special reasons,

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Bank-notes, or Bank-bills

Bank-notes, or Bank-bills, written or printed promises for money, to be paid by a banking company. They are uniformly made payable on demand. They are not like bills of exchange, mere securities or documents for debt,...

Bigamy

while the first marriage is subsisting he commits the offence of bigamy. (S. 494 of Indian Penal Code 1860). Gopal Lal v. State of Rajasthan, (1979) 2 SCC 170: AIR 1979 SC 713: (1979) 2 SCR 1171.

Cruelty

constitute cruelty, Shobha Rani v. Modhukar Reddi, (1988) 1 SCC 105: AIR 1988 SC 121 (124). (Penal Code, 1860, s. 498A) For the purposes of constituting the offence need not be physical. Even mental torture or abnormal

Dishonestly

not use them for his purpose, Ramratan v. State of Bihar, AIR 1965 SC 926 (931). (Penal Code, 1860, s. 378: Cattle Trespass Act, 1871, s. 10) --Whoever does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain

Dowry

2828 (2834): (2001) 8 SCC 633. [Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (28 of 1961), s. (2); Indian Penal Code, 1860, s. 304B] See also Ramesh Panjiyar v. State of Bihar, (2005) 2 SCC 388 (395). The term 'Dowry'

Entrustment

some way for his benefit, Rashmi Kumar v. Mahesh Kumar Bhada, (1997) 2 SCC 397. (Indian Penal Code, 1860, ss. 405, 406) The expression 'entrustment' carries with it the implication that the person handing over any property

Likely

Abdul Waheed Khan v. State of Andhra Pradesh, (2002) 7 SCC 175: AIR 2002 SC 2961. (Penal Code, 1860, s. 300 thirdly and 299) See also Chako v. State of Kerala, AIR 2004 SC 2688: (2004) 12

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