The Indian Codes: Comprising ...Wildy & Sons, 1872 - 476 pages |
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2d Class abetment accused person adeemed amount appear Appellate Court application appointed arrest authority bailable bequeaths bequest British India cause death CHAPTER charge committed convicted counterfeit Court of Session culpable homicide custody dacoity deceased decree defendant direct dishonestly District Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Imprisonment document domicile entitled European British subject evidence execution executor extend to seven false fraudulently Government Governor-General of India granted High Court house-trespass ibid Illustrations immoveable property Indian Penal Code inquiry instrument intention issue judgment jurisdiction jury knowing legacy legatee letters of administration liable Magistrate manner ment moveable property offence punishable paid party passed payment plaint plaintiff pleader Police officer possession Power PROCEDURE proceedings public servant punished with imprisonment punished with transportation purpose reason Rupees sentence simple imprisonment stamp Stamp Act stamp-duty Sudder Court suit summons term testator testator's theft thereof tion trial voluntarily causes warrant witness
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Page 29 - Whoever intentionally gives false evidence in any stage of a judicial proceeding or fabricates false evidence for the purpose of being used in any stage of judicial proceeding, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine...
Page 62 - Whoever voluntarily causes a woman with child to miscarry shall, if such miscarriage be not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the woman, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both...
Page 52 - ... shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.
Page 25 - ... with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both...
Page 47 - Whoever, with intent to cause the miscarriage of a woman with child, does any act which causes the death of such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also...
Page 24 - Whoever voluntarily obstructs any public servant in the discharge of his public functions, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to Five Hundred Rupees, or with both.
Page 80 - Whoever by words, either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, excites or attempts to excite feelings of disaffection to the Government established by law in British India...
Page 30 - Whoever being legally bound by an oath or by an express provision of law to state the truth, or being bound by law to make a declaration ui>on any subject, makes any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, is said to give false evidence.
Page 8 - ... the common gaol or House of Correction, and also to direct that the offender shall be kept in solitary confinement for any portion or portions of such imprisonment, or of such imprisonment with hard labour, not exceeding one month at any one time, and not exceeding three months in any one year, as to the court in its discretion shall seem meet.
Page 278 - That no will or codicil, or any part thereof, shall be revoked otherwise than as aforesaid, or by another will or codicil executed in manner hereinbefore required, or by some writing declaring an intention to revoke the same, and executed in the manner in which a will is hereinbefore required to be executed, or by the burning, tearing, or otherwise destroying the same by the testator, or by some person in his presence and by his direction, with the intention of revoking the same.