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Home Dictionary Name: hand overEntrustment
Entrustment, means 'the transfer of possession of goods to a merchant who deals in goods of that type and who may in turn transfer the goods and all rights to them to a purchaser in the ordinary course of business' (Black's Law Dictionary), see also National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Ishar Das Madan Lal, (2007) 4 SCC 105.The expression 'entrustment' carries with it the implication that the person handing over any property or on whose behalf that property is handed over to another, continues to be its owner. Entrustment is not necessarily a term of law. It may have different implications in different contexts. In its most general significance, all its imports is handing over the possession for some purpose which may not imply the conferment of any propriety right therein. The ownership or beneficial interest in the property in respect of which criminal breach of trust is alleged to have been committed, must be in some person other than the accused and the latter must hold it on account of s...
Bail
Bail [fr. bailler, Fr., to hand over], to set at liberty a person arrested or imprisoned, on security being taken for his appearance on a day and at a place certain, which security is called bail, because the party arrested or imprisoned is delivered into the hands of those who bind themselves or become bail for his due appearance when required, in order that he may be safely protected from prison, to which they have, if they fear his escape, etc., the legal power to deliver him.Means a security such as cash or a bond, especially security required by court for the release of a prisoner who must appear at a further time, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 135.Bail, a temporary release of a prisoner in exchange for security given for the prisoner's appearance at a later hearing, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn., (2005), p. 41.Bail may be given either in civil or criminal cases.In civil cases there were, before the abolition of arrest on mesne process by the Debtors Act, 1869:-(1)...
bail
bail [Anglo-French, act of handing over, delivery of a prisoner into someone's custody in exchange for security, from bailler to hand over, entrust, from Old French, from Latin bajulare to carry (a burden)] 1 : the temporary release of a prisoner in exchange for security given for the prisoner's appearance at a later hearing [while free on ] 2 : the security given for a prisoner's release ;also : the amount or terms of the security [excessive shall not be required "U.S. Constitution amend. VIII"] [posted cash ] [motion to reduce ] 3 : one who provides bail and is liable for the released prisoner's appearance [ may arrest or authorize arrest of principal "Code of Alabama"] jump bail : to flee the jurisdiction while released on bail make bail : to be released on bail vt 1 : to release on bail 2 : to obtain the release of by giving bail often used with out 3 : to place (personal property) under a bailment [identity of the article claimed to have been ed "Peet v. Roth Hotel...
extradition
extradition [French, from Latin ex- out + traditio act of handing over, from tradere to hand over] : the surrender of an accused usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one sovereign (as a state or nation) to another that has jurisdiction to try the accused and that has demanded his or her return see also asylum state compare detainer, rendition NOTE: Article IV of the U.S. Constitution states: “A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall on demand of the executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.” ...
Entrusted
Entrusted, The expression 'entrusted' is used in a wide sense and includes all cases in which property is voluntarily handed over for a specific purpose and is dishonestly disposed of contrary to the terms on which possession has been handed over, Som Nath Puri v. State of Rajasthan, (1972) 1 SCC 630: AIR 1972 SC 1490: (1972) 3 SCR 497. (Indian Penal Code, 1860, s. 409)...
In all respects
In all respects, means in a contract, by the owner of a park, allowing the car owners to park their cars in the private property of the park-owner, he stipulated that he would not be responsible for the safe custody of any cars or articles therein nor for any damage to the cars or articles, however caused, nor for any injuries to any persons, all cars being left in all respect entirely at their owners.The expression 'in all respects' was interpreted wide enough to show that whatever might be done with regard to that car, the owner took the risk of its happening or of its being done. The position, therefore, would be that he should not hand over the car to any body but the true owner, and if the servant in the performance of the duty performs it negligently, and, acting under a misapprehension which a little more care might have prevented, hands over the car to the wrong person, that is one of the risks which on the true construction of documents, the car-owner took, Asbhy v. Tolhurst, ...
Kabja khali makan ka dia hai
Kabja khali makan ka dia hai, the expression aforesaid does not mean that actual physical vacant possession had been handed over to the purchaser. In document of this type it can equally mean that the legal right of possession not the actual possession had been handed over to the purchaser, Yudhishter v. Ashok Kumar, AIR 1987 SC 558 (563): (1987) 1 SCR 516: (1987) 1 SCC 204....
Unclaimed property
Unclaimed property. This devolves on the Crown at Common Law. Unclaimed property may be dealt with under the heads of (1) Government Stock, (2) Chancery Funds, (3) Stock in Public Companies, (4) Bankers' Balances, (5) Deposits with Bankers for Safe Custody, and (6) Found Property.(1) Government Stock.-The National Debt Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 71), ss. 51 et seq., as extended by 20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 28, s. 49 provides that stock on which no dividend has been claimed for ten years must be transferred to the National Debt Commissioners. Lists of names in which the stock stood, with residence, description and amount of stock and date of transfer, are to be kept at the Bank of England [or Ireland, but see 13 Geo. 5, c. 2, s. 6 (d)] and at the National Debt Office, open to inspection, and also kept in duplicate at the National Debt Office. The stock may be re-transferred to persons showing title after, in the case of stock exceeding 20l., three months' public notice by advertisement. A sec...
Blank transfer
Blank transfer, in such blank transfers, the name of the transferor is entered, and the transfer deed signed by the transferor is handed over with the share scrip to the transferee, who, if he so chooses, completes the transfer by entering his name and then applying to the company to register his name in place of the previous holder of the share, Howrah Trading Co v. CIT, AIR 1959 SC 775 (778). [Income-tax Act (11 of 1922) s. 18(5)]--A deed executed with the name of a transferee or vendee in blank is void; but the lender will have an equitable security, Colonial Bank v. Whinney, (1884) 26 CD 257, and this principle is applicable to transfers of shares in companies transferable only by deed; but if transferable under hand only the transfer may be filled in by any one having express authority, or authority to be implied from the nature of the transaction, Hibblewhite v. McMorine, 6 M&W 200, and Powell v. London, etc. Bank, (1893) 2 Ch 555.If in a will the name of a legatee is left blank,...
Standard gold bar
Standard gold bar, the definition of the term 'standard gold bar' under s. 2(u) does not contemplate the standard gold bar being cut into pieces. A standard gold bar being of a prescribed weight and purity cannot in many cases be handed over to a certified goldsmith without cutting the same. If a dealer, therefore, has to give a cut piece of standard gold bar to a certain goldsmith the remaining portion of the standard gold bar will be treated as primary gold in his hands, Hukumchand Ratanchand Banthia v. Union of India, AIR 1970 SC 1453 (1466): (1969) 2 SCC 166. [Gold Control Act, 1968, s. 3(u)]...
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