Section 406 The Indian Penal Code Punishment for criminal breach of trust: Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
Rule 2 (c) of the Dying-in-Harness Rules defines the expression "family" in the following terms: "family" shall include the following relations of the deceased Government servant: (i) Wife or husband; (ii) Sons/adopted sons; (iii) Unmarried daughters, unmarried adopted daughters, widowed daughters...
Article 15 Constitution of India: Prohibition of discrimination on ground of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth: 15(1): The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them. 15(2): No citizen shall, on grounds...
Section 94: Acquisition of part of house or building– (1) The provisions of this Act shall not be put in force for the purpose of acquiring a part only of any house, manufactory or other building, if the owner desires that the whole of such house, manufactory or building shall be so acquired:...
Section 55 of CPC: Arrest and detention (1) A judgment-debtor may be arrested in execution of a decree at any hour and on any day, and shall, as soon as practicable, be brought before the Court, and his detention may be in the civil prison of the district in which the Court ordering the detention...
Article 311 of the Constitution of India provides a safeguard to the government servant against dismissal or removal from service. It mandates that no government servant shall be dismissed or removed or reduced in rank except after an inquiry in which he has been informed of the charges against him and given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of those charges.
A person who has the ability to understand the question put to him and give its rational answer, is a competent witness under section 118.
Section 164 crpc: Recording of confessions and statements 1) Any Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate may, whether or not he has jurisdiction in the case, record any confession or statement made to him in the course of an investigation under this Chapter or under any other law for the...
Section 37 of Domestic Violence Act Power of Central Government to make rules (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for...
Section 36 of Domestic Violence Act Act not in derogation of any other law. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of the provisions of any other law, for the time being in force.
Section 35 of Domestic Violence Act Protection of action taken in good faith. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Protection Officer for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or any...
Section 34 of Domestic Violence Act Cognizance of offence committed by Protection Officer No prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Protection Officer unless a complaint is filed with the previous sanction of the State Government or an officer authorised by it on this...
Section 33 of Domestic Violence Act Penalty for not discharging duty by Protection Officer If any Protection Officer fails or refuses to discharge his duties as directed by the Magistrate in the protection order without any sufficient cause, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either...
Section 32 of Domestic Violence Act Cognizance and proof (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), the offence under sub-section (1) of section 31 shall be cognizable and non-bailable. (2) Upon the sole testimony of the aggrieved...
Section 31 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act is the only provision for punishment for breach of protection order and offence is triable under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code.