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Trial

of the People Act, 1951 s. 98) Trial, though the word 'trial' is not defined either in the Code or in the Act, it is clearly distinguishable from inquiry. The word 'inquiry' is defined in s. 2(g)

good faith, Chamal Lal v. State of Punjab, AIR 1970 SC 1372 (1374): (1970) 1 SCC 590. [Penal Code (45 of 1860), s. 499] According to the definition in the General Clauses Act means a thing which

Mistake or an error apparent on the face of the record

be 'an appeal in disguise', Parsion Devi v. Somitri Devi, (1997) 8 SCC 717 (719). (Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Order 47, Rule 1 and s. 114

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Injury

property, for which an action lies at law. Injury has been defined in s. 44 of the Penal Code as denoting 'any harm whatever illegally caused to any person, in body mind, reputation or property, S. Harnam

Cruelty

also 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

Complaint

allegation made orally or in writing to a Magistrate, with a view to his taking action under this Code, that some person, whether known or unknown, has committed an offence, but does not include a police report.

exemption

from taxation that may be deducted from adjusted gross income under the tax laws see also Internal Revenue Code in the Important Laws section compare deduction, exclusion, tax credit de·pen·den·cy exemption [də-pen-dən-sē-] : an exemption that is

bankruptcy

benefit of the debtor's creditors [the debt was discharged in ] [ proceedings] see also adequate protection Bankruptcy Code in the Important Laws section compare insolvency, receivership NOTE: Bankruptcy protects the debtor from debt collection by creditors.

Offence

1954 All 319. Contempt of court is not an offence within the meaning of s. 5(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, State v. Padma Kant Malviya, AIR 1954 All 523 (537) (FB). Even breaches of the

Legal representative

2 SCR 810. It has the meaning assigned to it in clause (11) of section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. [Wealth-tax Act, 1957, s. 2 (lb)] It means a person who in law represents

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