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non prosequitur

non prosequitur [Late Latin, he or she does not prosecute] : a judgment entered against a plaintiff for failure to appear to prosecute a suit compare nolle prosequi

Attorney-General

the Supreme Court. He is also ex-officio head of the bar for the time being. He exhibits informations, prosecutes for the Crown in criminal matters and in revenue causes, and used to grant fiats for writs of

Bill of Rights

by levying money for the use of the Crown by pretence of prerogative, without consent of Parliament; by prosecuting those who petitioned the King, and discouraging petitions; by raising and keeping a standing army in time of

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Good faith

v. Union of India, AIR 1971 SC 530 (554): (1971) 1 SCC 65. The expression good faith qualifies prosecuting the proceeding in the Court which ultimately is found to have no jurisdiction. Failure to pay the requisite

Information

[Freedom of Information Act, 2002 (5 of 2003), s. 2(d)] Means a formal criminal charge made by a prosecutor without a grand-jury indictment. The information is used to prosecute misdemeanors in most states. About half the States

Prefer

Prefer, means to bring before; to prosecute; to try; to proceed with. Thus, preferring an indictment signifies prosecuting or trying an indictment, Black's Law Dictionary.

Prosecution

Prosecution, a proceeding either by way of indict-ment or information, in the criminal courts, in order to put an

Recognisance

act, as if he, or the party for whom he is surety, shall appear at the assizes to prosecute a person, or to come up for judgment when called upon, or shall prosecute an appeal, or shall

Sue

Sue, mean 'to sue' signify not only 'to prosecute' but also 'to defend' or 'to do something' which the law requires for the better prosecution or defence

Vexatious indictments

conspiracy, indecent assault or certain other misdemeanours therein named, should be presented to a grand jury, unless the prosecutor had been bound over by recognizance to prosecute, or unless the person accused had been committed to or

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