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Any person supposed to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case

have committed the crime and must, therefore, be familiar with the facts, Nandini Satpathy v. P.L. Dani, AIR 1978 SC 1025: (1978) 2 SCC 424. (Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, s. 161)

Attributable to

Attributable to, the expression 'attributable to' is certainly wider in import than the expression 'derived from', Cambay Electric Supply Industrial Co v. CIT, AIR (1978) SC 1099 (1105): (1978) 2 SCC 644. [Income-tax Act, (43 of...

Bail

'is prepared to give bail', Moti Ram v. State of Madhya Pradesh (1978) 4 SCC 47 (55): AIR 1978 SC 1594: (1979) 1 SCR 335. To set free or liberate a person arrested or imprisoned on taking

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Constable

v. G.E. Ry., (1909) 2 KB 776. --Means a police officer of the lowest grade. [Delhi Police Act, 1978 (34 of 1978), s. 2(d)] A peace officer responsible for minor judicial duties, such as serving writs and

Court

Prisoners Act, 1900 (3 of 1900), s. 2 (a)] Includes a tribunal and an arbitrator. [The Interest Act, 1978 (14 of 1978), s. 2 (a)] It means a civil, criminal or revenue court and includes any tribunal

Current rate of interest

banking companies generally by the Reserve Bank of India under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. [The Interest Act, 1978 (14of 1978), s. 2 (b)

Debt

of money and includes a debt payable in kind, but does not include a judgment debt. [Interest Act, 1978 (14 of 1978), s. 2 (c)] The word 'debt' is used in the order/notice issued under Income-tax Act

Deemed

the context of the whole statute, State of Karnataka v. Shri Ranganatha Reddy, (1977) 4 SCC 471: AIR 1978 SC 215: (1978) 1 SCR 647. The word 'deemed' is used a great deal in modern legislation in

Delhi

and Fire Safety Act, 1986 (56 of 1986), s. 2(f); means the Union Territory of Delhi Police Act, 1978 (34 of 1978), s. 2(f)]

Doctrine of basic structure

presumed to naturally and reasonably function, State of Karnataka v. Union of India (1977) 4 SCC 608: AIR 1978 SC 68: (1978) 2 SCR 1.

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