WritingLaw (Page 219)

20. “Court of Justice”. The words “Court of Justice” denote a Judge who is empowered by law to act judicially alone, or a body ofRead More →

21. “Public Servant”. The words “public servant” denote a person falling under any of the descriptions hereinafter following; namely- First- [omitted] Second- Every Commissioned Officer in the Military,Read More →

22. “Movable property”. The words “movable property” are intended to include corporeal property of every description, except land and things attached to the earth orRead More →

23. “Wrongful gain”. “Wrongful gain” is gain by unlawful means of property, which the person gaining is not legally entitled. “Wrongful loss”. “Wrongful loss” isRead More →

24. “Dishonestly”. Whoever does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person, is said to doRead More →

25. “Fraudulently”. A person is said to do a thing fraudulently if he does that thing with intent to defraud but not otherwise. Read IndianRead More →

26. “Reason to believe”. A person is said to have “reason to believe” a thing, if he has sufficient cause to believe that thing but notRead More →

27. Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant. When property is in the possession of a person’s wife, clerk or servant, on account ofRead More →

28. “Counterfeit”. A person is said to “counterfeit” who causes one thing to resemble another thing, intending by means of that resemblance to practise deception,Read More →

29. “Document”. The word “document” denotes any matter expressed or described upon any substance by means of letters, figures, or marks, or by more thanRead More →

29A. “Electronic record”. The words “electronic record” shall have the meaning assigned to them in clause (t) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of theRead More →

30. “Valuable security”. The words “valuable security” denote a document which is, or purports to be, a document whereby any legal right is created, extended,Read More →

31. “A will”. The words “a will” denote any testamentary document. Read Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a better and systematic way. Read IPC eachRead More →

32. Words referring to acts include illegal omissions. In every part of this Code, except where a contrary intention appears from the context, words whichRead More →

33. “Act”, “Omission”. The word “act” denotes as well a series of acts as a single act: the word “omission” denotes as well as series ofRead More →

34. Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention. When a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the commonRead More →