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Act purporting to be done in official capacity

The word 'act' extends to illegal omissions, see Prasaddas v. Bennerjee, ILR (1930) 57 Cal 1127. No distinction can be made between acts done illegally and in bad faith and acts done bona fide in official capacity.

Smothered mate

Checkmate given when movement of the king is completely obstructed by his own men This can only occur when an opponent moves a knight into a position to give a check to the king

Solidism

of the body It rests on the view that the solids alone are endowed with vital properties and can receive the impression of agents tending to produce disease

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Accomplice

now by virtue of the Criminal Evidence Act, 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. C. 36), s. 1, he can with his consent be called for the defence, but should he give evidence tending to incriminate his co-prisoner,

Act of Parliament

to be taken into consideration; (6) a statute which treats of things and persons of an inferior rank cannot by any general words be extended to those of a superior; (7) where the provision of a statute

Acquittal

major charge but convicted under a minor charge, it is still an acquittal under the major charge which can be challenged by the State before the High Court in an appeal under s. 417(1) of the old

Acquisition, acquire

which a person acquires property in a thing. 'Acquire' is to become the owner of the property. One can, therefore, acquire a property either by voluntary or involuntary transfer, Devi Das Gopal Krishnan v. State of Punjab,

Acquisition

functionary is brought to an end another functionary has come into existence in its place. Such a process cannot be said to constitute the acquisition of the extinguished office or the vesting of the rights in the

Acquiesce

later on partitioned by metes and bounds and she gets possession of the properties allotted to her there can be no manner of doubt that she is not only possessed of that property at the time of

A requirement of the court

that under Order 41, Rule 27(1)(b) of CPC, whenever the court finds difficulty in deciding an issue, it can direct additional evidence to be adduced, treating the need for evidence as 'a requirement of the court' for

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