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Wagering contract

781 (784); see also B&C Exchange Ltd. v. State of Punjab, AIR 1961 SC 268 (270). (Contract Act, 1872, s. 23)

Welcher

Welcher, a person who receives money which has been deposited to abide the event of a race, and who has a predetermined intention to keep the money, and not to part with it in any event:...

Witness

the Court room, M.P. Sharma v. Satish Chandra, AIR 1954 SC 300 (304): 1954 SCR 1077. (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 139)

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Woman

at anytime during four weeks after childbirth. The (English) Coal Mines Act, 1911, and the Metalliferous Mines Act, 1872, prohibit employment below ground in coal and metalliferous mines; and the (English) Agricultural Gangs Act, 1867 (30 &

Steam whistles

Steam whistles. The use of steam whistles in certain manufactories is regulated by the Steam Whistles Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 61).

Science

of s. 45 of the Evidence Act, State v. S.J. Chaudhary, AIR 1996 SC 1491 (1496). [Evidence Act, 1872, s. 45]

Precedent

1992 Cr LJ 3512. Means every judgment must be based upon facts, declared by the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 to be relevant and duly proved. But when a Judge, in deciding a case, follows a precedent, he

Reasonable doubt

evidence in the case, Krishnan v. State, AIR 2003 SC 2978 (2983): (2003) 7 SCC 56. (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 3) Means it is not mere possible doubt, because every-thing relating to human affairs and depending upon

Presumption

either disproved or dispelled, State of Andhra Pradesh v. Vasudeva Rao, (2003) 9 SCC 312 (327). [Evidence Act, 1872, s. 114 (4 and 3)] A presumption is a rule of law which requires the court to draw

Presumption of fact

of the case, State of West Bengal v. Mir Mohd. Omar, (2000) 8 SCC 382 (392). (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 114)

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