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Company

Acts, 1862 to 1882 or incorporated by an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom or by an Indian law, or by Royal Charter or Letters Patent and includes a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860,

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Public servant

Public servant, has the same meaning as in s. 21 of the Indian Penal Code. [Arms Act, 1959 (54 of 1959), s. 2(1)(j)] Public servant has the same meaning as in … a public servant as defined in s. 21 of the Indian Penal Code. By virtue of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1958, twelfth clause was inserted in s. 21 of the Penal Code, which runs as follows:

Obscene

may have arrived here and now, United States v. Kennerley, 209 F 119 (121) (S.D.N.Y. 1913). Obscene, the Indian Penal Code borrowed the word from the English Statute. The Common law offence of obscenity was established in

Bigamy

Hindu Marriage Act, while the first marriage is subsisting he commits the offence of bigamy. (S. 494 of Indian Penal Code 1860). Gopal Lal v. State of Rajasthan, (1979) 2 SCC 170: AIR 1979 SC 713: (1979) … s. 494) Means the crime of marrying someone while still legally married to someone else, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 49. Means proof of a second marriage by the accused with some person other

Rape

intercourse by a woman with a man, as well as the offence of rape as defined in the Indian Penal Code speaks only of forcible sexual intercourse by a man with a woman, Anil Kumar Mahsi v. … of Madhya Pradesh v. Munna Choubey, (2005) 2 SCC 710 (713). (Penal Code, 1860, s. 375) At common law, unlawful sexual intercourse committed by a man with a woman not his wife through force and against her

Bond

is not used in s. 2(f) in the special sense in which it has been defined in the Indian Stamp Act. It appears to have been used in its general sense that is a deed by which … document made by deed whereby a third party guarantees the fulfilment by the contractor of the contract, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 4(2), 4th Edn., Para 477, p. 383. The definition of bond in the Stamp Act

Cyber law

laws'. The most important legislative measure is the Information Technology Act, 2000. The Act has this amended, The Indian Penal Code, 1860, The Indian Evidence Act, 1872, The Bankers' Book Evidence Act, 1891, The Reserve Bank of … Cyber law, the problem of cyber laws has arisen throughout the world. These problems arise in all areas of law.

Bail

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

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