The Punjab Record, Volume 7, Part 11872 |
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1st class 1st or 2nd 2nd class accused person adverse possession agent agreement appeal APPELLATE SIDE apply arrest assessors authority bail Bailable Balún BOULNOIS British India cause certificate CHAPTER charge Chief Court Chumba claim committed complaint consent contract convicted copy Court of Session custody dacoity debt declared decree defendant Deputy Commissioner direct discharge District Ditto Ditto Ditto document entitled European British subject evidence executed fact give given Government High Court Illustrations Imprisonment Indian Penal Code inquiry insolvent issue judgment Judicial Commissioner jurisdiction jury Lahore land liable LINDSAY Magis Magistrate Majesty Marriage Registrar McGuffin ment notice offence opinion Panjab party payment petition plaintiff Police officer possession powers proceedings proved punishable quarry question record reference relevant rest without warrant rules rupees sentence Sessions Judge Singh sion slate Small Cause Court solemnized statement suit summons surety tion trate trial village witness
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Page 141 - A person receiving by way of annuity or otherwise a portion of the profits of a business in consideration of the sale by him of the good-will of the business is not by reason only of such receipt a partner in the business or liable as such.
Page 184 - Every person who is arrested and detained in custody shall be produced before the nearest magistrate within a period of twentyfour hours of such arrest, excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place of arrest to the court of the magistrate and no such person shall be detained in custody beyond the said period without the authority of a magistrate.
Page 98 - The communication of an acceptance is complete — As against the proposer, when it is put in a course of transmission to him, so as to be out of the power of the acceptor. As against the acceptor, when it comes to the knowledge of the proposer.
Page 341 - And each of the parties shall say to the other, ' I call upon these persons here present to witness that I, AB, do take thee CD to be my lawful wedded wife [or husband.'] Provided also, that there be no lawful impediment to the marriage of such parties.
Page 48 - A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing or reduced into writing, and relevant to matters in question, without such writing being shown to him, or being proved ; but if it is intended to contradict him by the writing, his attention must, before the writing can be proved, be called to those parts of it which are to be used for the purpose of contradicting him.
Page 36 - The existence of any separate oral agreement, constituting a condition precedent to the attaching of any obligation under any such contract, grant, or disposition of property.6 (4) The existence of any distinct subsequent oral agreement to rescind or modify any such contract, grant, or disposition of property...
Page 104 - Every agreement, by which any party thereto is restricted absolutely from enforcing his rights under or in respect of any contract, by the usual legal proceedings in the ordinary tribunals, or which limits the time within which he may thus enforce his rights, is void...
Page 30 - Provided that such notice shall not be required in order to render secondary evidence admissible in any of the following cases, or in any other case in which the Court thinks fit to dispense with it...
Page 129 - In all eases of bailment the bailee is bound to take as much care of the goods bailed to him as a man of ordinary prudence would, under similar circumstances, take of his own goods of the same bulk, quality and value as the goods bailed.
Page 217 - ... a certificate containing the substance and effect only (omitting the formal part) of the indictment and conviction for such offence, purporting to be signed by the clerk of the Court, or other officer having the custody of the records of the Court where the offender was convicted, or by the deputy of such clerk or officer...