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Piracy
section a public execution will have to take place, as the section is not within the (English) Capital Punishment Amendment Act, 1868 (31 Vict. c. 24). Section 3 of the Act of 1837 as now amended provides
Penalty
taxing statute, Khemka & Co. v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1975 SC 1549. Penalty, is legal or official punishment such as a term of imprisonment, N.K. Jain v. C.K. Shah, AIR 1991 SC 1289. [Employees' Provident Fund
Penal Servitude
Penal Servitude, a punishment in the United King-dom which by the Penal Servitude Act, 1853, has superseded transportation (see that title) beyond
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felony
felony pl: -nies : a crime that has a greater punishment imposed by statute than that imposed on a misdemeanor ;specif : a federal crime for which the punishment
death penalty
death penalty : death as punishment for a crime called also capital punishment see also cruel and unusual punishment Gregg v. Georgia in the
Sessions of the peace
capital felony, or for any felony which, when committed by a person not previously convicted of felony, is punishable by penal servitude for life, or for: (1) Misprision of treason. (2) Offences against the king's title, or
Specific provision to the contrary
Act (Act 60 of 1960) respectively was to give separate treatment to delinquent children in trial, conviction and punishment for offences including offences punishable with death or imprisonment for life. S. 27 is not 'a specific provision
Transportation
Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1505. Transportation, the banishing or sending away a criminal into another country. This punishment was introduced in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, 39 Eliz. c. 4. The word is first used in
Plant
intent to steal, any plant, root, fruit or vegetable production growing in a garden, orchard, greenhouse, etc., is punishable on summary conviction by imprisonment up to six months with or without hard labour, or by fine up
Murder
is caused is done with the intention of causing death (See Indian Penal Code, 1860, s. 300) Capital Punishment.--'Every person convicted of murder shall suffer death as a felon.'--(English) Offences against the Person Act, 1861 (24 &
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