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Clarke, Richard [Hrsg.]
The regulations of the government of Fort William in Bengal in force at the end of 1853 - to which are added, the acts of the government of India in force in that presidency: with lists of titles and an index (3): Acts from 1834 to 1853 — London, 1854

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ACT XXX.

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A.D. 1841.]

period of appeal, or otherwise than by the mere circumstances of having
instituted the suit or appeal dismissed and of such dismissal; and such
dismissed suit or appeal shall not prevent lapse of time under the law of
^limitations being incurred.

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wasrepeaiedby tion XXVI. Regulation VI. of 1816, of the Madras code], %?-<?
Sx'vL*i852.^ and no appeal shall lie against the decision passed in accordance with the
provisions of the preceding clauses of this Act, other than a summary
appeal on the fact of default.

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I. WHEREAS sufficient provision is not made for repressing obstruc-
tions to justice committed in the courts of the East-India Company,
it is hereby enacted, that all persons whatsoever, whether generally
amenable to the courts of the East-India Company or otherwise, using
menacing gestures or expressions, or otherwise obstructing justice in the
presence of any zillah or city magistrate, joint magistrate, or other officer
under a magistrate empowered to try criminal cases, or any superior or
inferior court, civil or criminal, of the East-India Company, shall be liable
to be hired by the authority whose proceedings are obstructed to any
amount not exceeding two hundred rupees, or in case such f ne be not
yNxi^ri paid, to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding one month. Pro-
vided, that from the award of punishment in such cases an appeal shall
lie, if preferred within one month, to the authority, civil or criminal,
appointed by law to hear appeals in all other cases from the decisions
of the officer by whom the line was imposed; and provided also, that
notwithstanding anything in this Act, it shall be lawful to indict any
person amenable to her Majesty's Supreme Courts as for a misdemeanor
in any of the cases aforesaid sustainable before this Act, if no proceeding
shall have been had against the offender in the court where the offence
was committed, but not otherwise.
II. And it is hereby further enacted, that the Sudder Board of Revenue,
the local commissioners, or other officers exercising the powers of either
of those authorities, the collectors, or other officers exercising the powers
of collector, shall be competent to punish any obstruction of the nature
aforesaid, by fne to an extent not exceeding two hundred rupees, and
in case such fine be not paid, by imprisonment in the civil gaol for a period

Repeal of Cl. 2,
Sec. xxvii. Reg. VI.
1814.

Obstructions of pro-
ceedings in courts pun-
ishable by fine and
imprisonment.

Appeal.

Persons amenable to
Supreme Courts how to-
be dealt with.

Foregoing provisions
extended to revenue
authorities.
 
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