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Lost document

the original, but on proof that a document has been destroyed, or cannot be found after a proper search made, it may be proved by the 'secondary evidence' of a copy or by oral evidence of its

Raid

Raid, means a sudden attack or invasion by law enforcement officers, usually to make an arrest or to search for evidence of a crime, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1266.

Philosophy

Literally the love of inducing the search after wisdom in actual usage the knowledge of phenomena as explained by and resolved into causes and reasons

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Wrongful confinement

from proceeding beyond a certain circumscribed limits and this offence has nothing to do with the investigation or search, Shyam Lal Sharma v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1972 SC 886: (1972) 1 SCC 764 (770): (1972)

Wireless telegraphy

any British ship, except under and in accordance with a licence granted in that behalf by the Postmaster-General. Search-warrants may be issued by order of the Postmaster-General, the Admiralty, Army Council, Air Council, or Board of Trade.

Well

Well, means a well sunk for the search of extraction of ground water by any user, and includes as open well, dug well, bore well, dug-cum-bore

Water-bailiff

Water-bailiff, an officer in port towns, whose duty it is to search ships; also an officer appointed under the Salmon Fishery Acts to enforce the provisions of those Acts by

Warrant

authorising some one to do an act, esp. one directing a law enforcer to make an arrest, a search, or a seizure, Black's Law Diction-ary, 7th Edn., p. 1579. Warrant, means a warrant issued under sub-s. (1)

Terry stop

Terry stop, means a stop and limited search of a person for weapons justified by a police officer's reasonable conclusion that a crime is being or

Taking cognizable

Chapter, but for taking action of some other kind, e.g., ordering investigation under s. 156(3), or issuing a search warrant for the purpose of the investigation, he cannot be said to have taken cognizance of the offence,

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