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Klappentext This 1869 book was written as a guide for magistrates on procedure in the criminal courts of British India. Zusammenfassung This 1869 book by Henry Thoby Prinsep (1792–1878) written as a guide for magistrates on procedure in the criminal courts of British India. The Code is annotated, and case law and precedents are cited, while appendices contain further relevant legislation. An index of cases cited is also provided. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the third edition; 1. Of definitions; 2. Of the jurisdiction of criminal courts; 3. Preliminary rules; 4. Of the summons; 5. Of the warrant and its execution; 6. Of arrest without warrant; 7. Of escaping and re-taking; 8. Of search warrant; 9. Preliminary enquiry by the police; 10. Of contempts and disobedience of orders; 11. Prosecutions in certain cases; 12. Of preliminary enquiry by the magistrate in cases triable by the Court of Session; 13. Of the charge; 14. Of cases triable by the magistrate on which a warrant on complaint may issue; 15. Of cases triable by the magistrate on which a summons on compliant shall ordinarily issue; 16. Of enquiries and trials before the subordinate magistrates; 17. Place where preliminary investigations and trials are held, an open court; 18. Of recognizance and security to keep the peace; 19. Security for good behaviour; 20. Of local nuisances; 21. Of the maintenance of wives and children; 22. Of disputes relating to the possession of land or the right of use of any land or water; 23. Of juries and assessors; 24. Of subordinate judges and principal sudder ameens in the presidency of Fort Saint George; 25. Trials before the Court of Sessions; 26. Finding judgment, and sentence; 27. Of lunatics; 28. Sudder Court as a court of reference; 29. Sudder Court as a court of revision; 30. Appeals; 31. General rules; Appendix of forms; Schedule; Contents of appendices.
