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Widow

writings 'widow' is an additio given to a woman who is unmarried and whose husband is dead, Sunita Devi Somani v. Kedarnath Gupta, 1987 Jab LJ 450: AIR 1987 MP 65; Rambai v. Ramesh Kumar, AIR 1996

Fraud on a power

a response to the conduct of the former either by words or letter, Ram Chandra Singh v. Savitri Devi, (2003) 8 SCC 319. See also State of Andhra Pradesh v. T. Suryachandra Rao, AIR 2005 SC 3110.

Held

Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 as meaning possession by legal title, State of U.P. v. Smt. Sarjoo Devi, AIR 1977 SC 2196: (1977) 4 SCC 2: (1978) 1 SCR 181. According to Oxford Dictionary 'held' means:

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Bond

not required by law to be attested may be proved as if it was unattested; Khuraijam Ongbi Thoibisanan Devi v. Akoijam Amubi Singh, AIR 1982 Gau 100. Means to secure payment by providing a bond e.g. at the

Dowry

to marriage, State of Andhra Pradesh v. Raj Kumar Asava, AIR 2004 SC 1933 (1936); see also Vidhya Devi v. State of Haryana, (2004) 9 SCC 476. [Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), s. 304B; Dowry Prohibition Act,

Law and order and public order

and likely to endanger the public tranquility, it may fall within the orbit of the public order, Angoori Devi v. Union of India, AIR 1989 SC 371: (1989) 1 SCC 385.

Street

erection, upto the boundary of any abutting property nor accessible to the public, Municipal Committee, Karnal v. Nirmala Devi, AIR 1996 SC 892. [Haryana Municipalities Act (24 of 2003), s. 2(23)] Street, when a varanda is being

Acquisition

deferred payment' and can only mean some other monetary payment in the nature of cash or deferred payment, Devi Das Gopal Krishnan v. State of Punjab AIR 1967 SC 1895 (1904): (1967) 3 SCR 557. Means the

Custody

the events on the happening of which the Magistrate can entertain a bail petition of an accused, Sunita Devi v. State of Bihar, (2005) 1 SCC 608 (613, 614). (Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, s. 439)

Soon before

case and no hard-and-fast rule of any universal application can be laid down by fixing any time-limit, Vidhya Devi v. State of Haryana, (2004) 9 SCC 476 (480). [Indian Penal Code, s. 304B; Evidence Act, 1872, s. 113B]

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