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verdict

for a directed verdict is made after the opponent has presented the evidence. 2 : a verdict of acquittal ordered by the court on the ground that the evidence is not sufficient to support a conviction when

Judgment

(9)] That by the word 'judgment' is meant an order in a trial terminating in the conviction or acquittal of the accused, Thikka Surya Rao v. Sirangu Sathiraju, AIR 1948 Mad 510. The word 'judgment' is not

Substantial and compelling reasons

'strong reasons' are not intended to curtail the undoubted power of an appellate court in an appeal against acquittal to review the entire evidence and to come to its own conclusion; but in doing so it should

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Acquintance

or other obligation, a receipt or release indications payment in full, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 24. Acquittance is a discharge in writing of a sum of money or duty which ought to be paid or

Remit

Remit, means to pardon, to refrain from inflicting to give up. A remission of sentence does not mean acquittal, Ram Deo Chauhan v. State of Assam, AIR 2001 SC 2231. [See Constitution of India, Art. 72 &

Birth, Concealing

offence. The (English) Infanticide Act, 1922, s. 1(4), provides for such a finding in the case of the acquittal of a woman upon indictment for infanticide; (English) Infant Life (Preservation) Act, 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. 5,

Discharge

Discharge, to relieve of a duty. A sheriff is said to be discharged of his prisoner; a prisoner discharged from custody; a jury discharged from the cause. See next title. A rule nisi is discharged when...

judgment

a judgment in accordance with the motion for directed verdict called also judgment non obstante veredicto judgment of acquittal : a judgment that is rendered upon motion of the defendant or the court's own motion at the

Eat inde sine die

Eat inde sine die, words used on the acquittal of a defendant, 'that he may go thence without a day,' i.e., be dismissed without any further trial

Unsound food

32, and as to the power of a butcher to obtain compensation when a prosecution results in an acquittal, see Hobbs v. Winchester Corporation, (1910) 2 KB 471. Compare the title ADULTERATION.

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