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Dog stealing

to have been stolen, and a justice may order the restoration of the stolen property to the owner. Corruptly taking money or reward, to aid in the recovery of a stolen dog, is punishable by imprisonment with

Income

of Madhya Pradesh v. Awadh Kishore Gupta, (2004) 1 SCC 691 (697): AIR 2004 SC 517. [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, s. 13(1)(e)] Income Travelling allowance is not a source of income, R. Janaht Raman v. State,

Expulsion

breaches of trusts of misappropriation of public money, of conspiracy to defraud, of fraudulent conversion of property, of corruption in the administration of Justice or in public offices or in the execution of their duties as members

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Exigence, or exigency

Exigence, or exigency [probably a corruption of exigents, vitiated by an unskilful pronunciation], demand, want, need.

Embracery

Embracery, an attempt to influence a jury corruptly in favour of one party in a trial, by promises, persuasions, entreaties, money, entertainments, and the like. The

Election

purpose of selecting members of Parliament or of any Legislature, local authority or other public authority. [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, s. 2 (a)] The entire process which consists of several stages and embraces many steps, some

Cross-examination

is not impartial, as being (1) a friend of the other side, through (a) relationship. (b) favour. (g) corruption. (2) a friend of his cause (a) to screenhis own character. (b) to conduce to his profit. (3)

Dewanny Adawlut

Dewanny Adawlut, a Court for trying revenue and other civil causes, Indian. The 'Sudder Dewanny Adawlut' (corrupted from Sadr-Divani-Adalat) is the Court of Final Decision for each Presidency in India, from which there is an appeal...

Obstruction of justice

public justice, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1105. Means the goal, to proscribe every wilful act of corruption, intimidation or force which tends in any way to distort or impede the administration of law either civil

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure

v. Maj. I.C. Lala, AIR 1973 SC 2204: (1973) 2 SCC 72: (1973) 3 SCR 818. [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947, s. 5A (1)]

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