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Imprisonment

unless the Court certifies that the young person is of so unruly a character that he cannot be detained in a place of detention provided by the Act of that he is of so depraved a character

Vagueness of grounds

It is, however, improper to contend that a ground is necessarily vague if the only answer of the detained person can be to deny it. That is a matter of detail which has to be examined in

Person of unsound mind

as persons of unsound mind of any such person not so found by inquisition. (2) Examination of all detained persons of unsound mind with a view to their discharge unless they are expressly certified still to be

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Lunatic

c. 23), s. 20, the word 'lunatic,' except in the phrase 'criminal lunatic' and in relation to persons detained as lunatics outside England, shall cease to be used in relation to any person of or alleged to

Sentence of death, Recording of

a person under the age of eighteen, but in lieu thereof the Court shall sentence him to be detained during His Majesty's pleasure, and, if so sentenced, he shall, notwithstanding anything in the other provisions of this

duress of goods

duress of goods :a wrongful threat to detain or the actual detaining of another party's property that leaves the party no alternative but to agree to

Coercion

is the committing, or threatening to commit, any act forbidden by the Indian Penal Code or the unlawful detaining or threatening to detain, any property, to the prejudice of any person whatever, with the intention of causing

Compelling reasons

order for detention of a person already in custody implies that there must be cogent material before the detaining authority on the basis of which it may be satisfied that (a) the detenu is likely to be

Fresh fact

it does not refer to facts which are not relevant, but to such fresh facts on which the detaining authority is satisfied that an order of detention should be made. If the fresh facts cannot form the

Kept

word 'keep in' is 'to retain', 'to maintain' or 'cause to stay or remain in a place', 'to detain', 'to stay or continue in a specified condition, position, etc.'. In association with the use of the vehicle,

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