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Desertion
Desertion, (1) the criminal offence of abandoning the naval or military service without license. See ss. 12 et seq. of the (English) Army
Attempt
the intent to commit a crime but that falls short of completing the crime. Attempt is an inchoate offence distinct from the attempted crime, Black Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 123. What constitutes an 'attempt' is a
Character
a previous conviction may then be given in evidence in many cases, as in any case of an offence against the (English) Larceny Act, 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 96), by s. 116 of that Act.
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Abduction
two cases a person convicted is incapable of taking any estate or interest in the woman's property, (English) Offences against the Person Act, 1861. (c) Where any person by force takes away or detains any woman being
Institution of a case
case can be said to be instituted in a court only when the court takes cognizance of the offence alleged therein. When a Magistrate takes cognizance of an offence upon receiving a complaint of facts which constitutes
Perjury
Swaran Singh v. State of Punjab, (2005) 5 SCC 668. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Ch 26] The offence committed when a lawful oath or affirmation (see OATHS and AFFIRATION) is administered and the witness swears or
Public meeting
preventing the transaction of the business for which the meeting was called together shall be guilty of an offence, and, if the offence is committed at a political meeting held in any parliamentary constituency between the date
Bail
bail at the time of the examination; and in all cases where a person charged with an indictable offence is committed to prison to take his trial for the same, it is lawful at any time afterwards,
Public Order Act, 1936
S. 7.-Enforcement. S. 8.-Application to Scotland. S. 9.-Interpretation. S. 10.-Short title and extent. A person who commits an offence under s. 2 is liable on summary conviction to a maximum of 6 months' imprisonment or a fine
Rape
Rape, extends also to the forcible sexual 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
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