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Reduction in rank
rank, his reduction from an officiating higher rank to his substantive lower rank will not ordinarily be a punishment (AIR 1958 SC 36 referred); Shitla Sahai Srivastava v. North Eastern Railways, AIR 1966 SC 1197 (1199): (1966)
Brothel
1922. For a person licensed to sell intoxicating liquor to permit his premises to be a brothel, the penalty is up to 20l. fine, forfeiture of license, and perpetual disqualification for holding another, by s. 15 of
Threats
or thing touching any other person (whether living or dead), shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction thereof liable to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two years. See also,
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Punitive detention
found by the judicial process to have committed an offence while preventive detention is not by way of punishment at all, but is intended to pre-empt a person from indulging in conduct injurious to the society, Francis
Debtors Act, 1869
but will not pay, and in certain other cases (s. 5): see COMMITMENT. It also provides for the punishment of fradulent debtors. The (English) Debtors Act, 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 54), gives a judicial discretion
Manslaughter
Manslaughter, the unlawful killing of another without malice express or implied. It is either-- (a) Voluntary, upon a sudden heat; or, (b) Involuntary, upon the commission of some other unlawful act, or by culpable negligence. Both...
Vagrants
so apprehending him, and being subsequently convicted thereof. [If in possession of firearms or imitation firearms, may be sentenced to a maximum of seven years in addition: see Firearms and Imitation Firearms (English) (Criminal Use) Act, 1933,
Intoxicating liquor
which are entered the names of the owners of licensed premises and the holders of the licences. Every conviction is entered on the register as well as forfeitures, and disqualifications of premises or persons. A registra-tion fee
Immunity
-- 'freedom or exemption from penality, burden or duty'. Immunity from prosecution under section 64 mean freedom from punishment during a proceeding instituted and carried on by law, Jasbir Singh v. Vipin Kumar Jaggi, AIR 2001 SC
Railway
enjoined on the companies by s. 15 of the (English) Regulation of Railways Act, 1868, without any special penalty for non-compliance; and the printing upon every passenger ticket 'the fare chargeable for the journey for which such
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