11Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 464 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

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Legal Provisions of Section 464 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Making a false document:Section 463 defines forgery. It says that whoever makes any false document or false electronic record or part of a document; or electronic record, with the intention to cause either damage or injury to the public or to any person, or to support either any claim or title, or to cause any person to part with property, or to enter into any express or implied contract, or with the intention to commit fraud or that fraud may be committed, commits forgery. Image Source: uploadeater.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The section says that forgery means making of any false document or false electronic record or part of a document or electronic record. If there is no making of a false document or…
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11Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 458 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

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Legal Provisions of Section 458 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint:Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after making preparation for causing hurt, assault or wrongful restraint has been made punishable under this section. The section says that whoever commits either lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night, having made preparation for either causing hurt to, or for assaulting, or for wrongfully restraining, any person, or for putting any person in fear of hurt, or of assault, or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to fourteen years, and shall also be liable to fine. Image Source: cdn.abclocal.go.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The section requires commission of lurking house-trespass by night or…
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11Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 456 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

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Legal Provisions of Section 456 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night:This section provides punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night whereas section 453 provides punishment for lurking house- trespass or house-breaking, not by night. It says that whoever commits either lurking house-trespass by night, or house-breaking by night, shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. The punishment here is a little severer than in section 453 because lurking house- trespass or house-breaking by night has been considered to be more serious than that during the day. Image Source: tribkcpq.files.wordpress.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Where the accused entered a house by night by scaling a wall, he was held guilty of…
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11Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 454 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

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Legal Provisions of Section 454 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment:Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit any offence punishable with imprisonment has been punished under this section. The section states that whoever commits either lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, in order to the committing of any offence punishable with imprisonment, shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the intention of the offender is to commit theft, the term of imprisonment may be extended to ten years. Image Source: juicylittledetails.com ADVERTISEMENTS: This section is an aggravated form of the preceding section. While section 453 provides punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking, this…
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11Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 427 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

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Legal Provisions of Section 427 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees:Mischief causing damage to the tune of fifty rupees or more has been made punishable under this section. The section states that whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards, shall be punished with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to two years, or with fine, or with both. Image Source: i.ytimg.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The prosecution must prove that the loss or damage caused as a result of the mischief committed by the accused amounted to fifty rupees or more. The penalty is sterner than that provided in section 426. To the question as to how should the loss or damage be…
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11Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Father's Right of Custody (Hizanat) of a Child under Muslim Law

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Father is entitled to the custody at the following two stages of the child’s minority:(a) In respect of a minor boy under the age of seven years, and a girl under puberty, the father is entitled to the custody of the child only in the absence (or disqualification) of mother and other female relations of the child.(b) In respect of a boy over the age of seven years and an unmarried girl over the age of puberty (fifteen years) the father is entitled to the custody of the child as a natural guardian till the child becomes adult, i.e. attains the age of eighteen years. Image Source: css.sterlinglawoffic.netdna-cdn.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The minority of a child for purposes of its custody by father is divided in two stages. The first stage of…
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11Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Mother's Right of Custody (Hizanat) of the Child under Muslim Law

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Under all the schools of Muslim law, the general rule is that mother is entitled to the custody (Hizanat) or the physical possession of her child up to a certain age. This rule is based on the presumption that on account of her peculiar relationship with the child, she is obviously the best person to give that natural love and affection which a child requires during its infancy including its dependence for feeding. Nature itself has given to the mother the custody of her child’s embryo even before it comes in the worldly existence. Image Source: divorcepeers.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Where the child is a son, the mother is entitled to his custody till he attains the age of seven years. Where the child is a daughter the mother’s right to the…
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11Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

What is the Role of a Hospital Consultant when Planning a New Hospital?

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Of utmost importance in planning a new hospital or addition of new facilities in an existing hospital, is the utilisation of a competent hospital administrator-consultant. image source: wwwdotcokergroupreportdotcom.files.wordpress.comIn Europe and USA, a class of professionals called the “hospital consultant” has emerged separate from the professional hospital adminis­trator. ADVERTISEMENTS: It is a matter of debate whether such strict comport- metallization is useful, or even necessary.A professional trained as a hospital administrator with adequate experience can profitably combine the job of hospital consultant and administrator. Such a professional is referred to here as a “hospital consultant”.An experienced hospital consultant would have had opportunities to study the operation of many hospitals and similar institutions, to work in different kinds of situations and to compare ideas and developments with others in the medical care…
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11Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 412 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

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Legal Provisions of Section 412 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity:Dishonestly receiving or retaining property stolen in the commission of a dacoity has been made punishable under this section. The section states that whoever either dishonestly receives or dishonestly retains any stolen property about which either he knows that its possession has been transferred by committing dacoity, or he has reason to believe that its possession has been transferred by committing dacoity, or dishonestly receives from a person about whom he either has knowledge or has reason to believe to belong or to have belonged to a gang of dacoits, property which he knows or has reason to believe to have been stolen, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with…
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11Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 409 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

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Legal Provisions of Section 409 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent:Criminal breach of trust by a public servant, or by a banker, merchant or agent etc. has been made punishable under this section. It says that whoever being in any manner entrusted with either property or dominion over property in his capacity either of a public servant or in the way of his business as a banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney or agent, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term extending up to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Image Source: newsniranthara.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The accused under this…
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