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Alibi

he would have participated in the crime. Alibi is not an exception (special or general envisaged in the Indian Penal Code or any other law. It is only a rule of evidence recognized in s. 11 of

Political offence

415. Offences of a political character are well known in International law and the Law of Extradition. The Indian Extradition Act refers to 'offences of a political character'. For our present purpose it is really unnecessary for

Niece

as nephew, mean great-niece, or niece by marriage a daughter of brother-in-law or sister-in-law [ s. 46, margin, Indian Succession Act]. See NEPHEW.

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Larceny

The word larceny in English law contemplates permanent gain or loss and is different from 'theft' under the Indian Penal Code, K.N. Mehra v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1957 SC 369 (372).

Conductor

arranged as to be electrically connected to a system. [Indian Electricity Rules, 1956, s. 2 (1) (k)] Roman Law. A person who leases property or hire the services of another, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 292. … functions as maybe prescribed. [Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), s. 2 (5)] Means any wire, cable, bar, tube, rail or plate used for conducting energy and so arranged as to be electrically connected to a

Male heir

as having no effect in absence of any indication of contrary intention. There is no reason under the Indian Law why a different effect should be given to that expression in a deed of family settlement, Dadabhoy Framji

British India

within the Governors' Provinces and the Chief Commissioners' Provinces, except that a reference to British India in an Indian law passed or made before the commencement of Part III of the Government of India Act, 1935, shall not

Buy back

by a corporation of shares of its own common stock on the open market, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 62.

Quasi judicial decision

administrative decision which is subject to some measure of judicial procedure, Wade & Forsyth's Administrative Law; see also Indian National Congress (I) v. Institute of Social Welfare, (2002) 5 SCC 685.

Nizam

Nizam, an arranger; the superior officer of a province charged with the administration of criminal law, Indian.

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