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Presumption of fact and presumption in of law

Court to draw a presumption of fact. In respect of such pre-sumptions, the Act allows the judge a discretion in each case to decide whether the fact which under s. 114 may be presumed has been proved

Penal Servitude

Aug., 1891] a Court has power to award a sentence of penal servitude, the sentence may, at the discretion of the Court, be for any period not less than 3 years, and not exceeding either 5 years,

Privy

'Right Honourable,' during the life of the sovereign who chooses them, but subject to removal at the royal discretion, see R. v. Speyer, (1916) 1 KB 595. Their duties are: (1) To advise the sovereign according to

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May confirm

May confirm, The words 'may confirm' show that the Government has the discretion either to confirm or not to confirm and continue the detention depending upon whether the circumstances at that

As far as possible

As far as possible, these words are not prohibitory in nature, they rather connote a discretion vested in the prescribed authority which can exercise that discretion at the time of carving the surplus area

discretionary

discretionary : left to discretion : exercised at one's own discretion ;specif : relating to the policy-making function of

Make such order as it thinks fit

The words 'may make such order as it thinks fit' in the s. vest the Court with a discretion to dispose of the property in any of the three modes specified in the s. 452(1) CrPC, 1973.

vest

literally, to clothe, from Old French, from Latin vestire] vt 1 a : to place in the possession, discretion, or province of some person or authority [all legislative powers herein granted shall be ed in a Congress

Adequate and special reasons

Adequate and special reasons, in order to exercise the discretion of reducing the sentence the statutory requirement is that the court has to record 'adequate and special reasons'

permissive

: based on or having permission [ occupancy] [a user of the vehicle] 2 : granting permission or discretion (as to the court) [a statute] 3 : not compulsory: as a : allowed or made under a

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