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Irrelevancy of written statements, 514;
of interrogatories, 517.

Issue of process, 137; for warrant of
execution of sentence, 200.
Issue, settled by court, 404: stated
by parties, 404; what, 524, 525;
materials whence framed, 525; find-
ing on, 540; framed or resettled by
appellate court, 681, 682; facts in,
defined, 851; evidence of facts in,
853.

Jail. See Gaol, Prison.

Játh, Acts in force in, 373, 810,850, note;

958, note I; 1103, note 1.
Joinder, of charges, 147-151; of causes
of action, 397, 492; of plaintiffs, 483;
of defendants, 484; of parties liable
on same contract, 484; of executors
and administrators, 638; orders as
to joinder of parties appealable, 688.
See Misjoinder, Multifariousness.
Joint contractor, acknowledgment or
payment by, 971. See Principal
and Surety.

Joint creditors, disability of one, 963.
Joint decree-holders, application for
execution by one of several, 551.
Joint family property, limitation for
suit to enforce right to share in, 992;
court-fee, 1014.

Joint owner, limitation of suit by, for

contribution, 988, 989.

Joint Sessions Judges, 66; sentence
by, 72; cases triable by, 132; appeal
from, 209; has no power under c. 32
of Cr. Pr. Code, 214, note 3.
Joint trial, 151; of E. B. subject and

Native, 222-223: of European or
American with one of another race,
225.

Journey, offence committed on a, 128.
Judge, suspension and removal of,
71; prosecution of, 135; duty of, in
trial by jury, 169; may question
jury, 171; exempt from serving as
juror, 177; may close court, 189;
when he may try certain offences
committed before himself, 235; trial
by interested, 391; defined, 467;
may deal with evidence taken by
predecessor, 537, 1146; when exempt
from arrest, 709; his power to recall
and examine witnesses, 833, 1146;
cross-examination of, 837; examina-
tion and privilege of, 918; decides as
to admissibility, 923. See Arrest,
Chief Justice, Court, Justices of the
peace, Sanction.

Judgment, in summary trials, 160;
mode of delivering, 194; language

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and contents of, 160, 194; in alter-
native, 195; of acquittal, 195; not
to be altered or reviewed, 195; ex-
planation and translation of, 196; ap-
peal from, 207-214; accused need not
hear appellate court's, 212; on ground
of lunacy, 228; of Presidency magis-
trate, 195; of High Court on appeal,
212; in civil suit, 409; in appeal,
433; defined, 467; after agreement
as to questions stated, 527; at first
hearing, 527; when pronounced,
539; written by judge's predecessor,
540; language of, 540; translation
of, 540; date and signature of, 540;
contents of, 540; not to be altered
or added to, 540; to direct by whom
costs to be paid, 546; according
to award, 664; in appeal, 683; lan-
guage of, 683; translation of, 683;
contents of, 684; of Bench, 684; of
High Court, how recorded, 707; in
rem, 829, 880, note 6; obtained by
fraud or collusion, 829; relevancy of
previous, 879; limitation for suit
upon, 992; of High Court, original
side, application to enforce, 1005;
court-fee on copy or translation of,
1031. See Appeal, Death, Foreign
judgment, Judicial officers, Res judi-
cata, Sentence.
Judgment-creditor. See Decree-holder,
Execution.

Judgment-debt, agreement for satis-
faction of, 562; attachment of, 573;
due to Government, 632, note 2.
Judgment-debtor, defined, 467; agree-
ment to give time to, 562; when he
cannot transfer his immoveable pro-
perty without collector's permission,
596; arrest of, 601; release of, on
payment, 601; to be brought before
the court, 602; allowance for sub-
sistence of, 603; discharge from gaol
of, 603, 1139; imprisonment of,
604; application by creditor of in-
solvent, 1000; may show cause
against imprisonment, 1137, 1138.
Judicial Commissioner of Burma, 129.
Judicial Committee, principles on which
it deals with Indian appeals, 436;
rules made by, 699. See Queen in
Council.

Judicial notice, 830, 887-889; that
foreign state has not been recognised,
636.

Judicial officers, exempt from arrest
under civil process, 709; act for
protection of, 1149. See Judge,
Public officers.

Judicial proceeding, defined, 62 ; offences

in course of, 231; include proceed-
ings under Registration Act, 1132.
See Revision.

Juice in trees, 1104.
Jurisdiction, in urgent cases of nuisance,
III; in inquiries and trials, 120-
135; where place of offence uncer-
tain, 128; where doubt, as to court,
129; over offences, enactments con-
ferring, 255; of civil courts, 390-
394; error affecting, 685: revision
of orders beyond, 701; failure to
exercise, 701; exclusion of time of
proceeding in court without, 966. See
Cause of action, European British
subjects, Continuing offence, Extra-
dition, Journey, Presidency magis-
trates, Process, Sanction, Security,
Subordinate magistrates.
Jurors, number of, 2, 162; chosen by lot,
162; objection to, 163; foreman of,
164, 171; swearing of, 164, 938;
absence or incapacity of, 164, 165;
discharge of, 165; examination of,
167; for High Court, 174-176; com-
mon and special, 175; for Court of
Session, 176-180; exemption from
serving as, 176, 177; revision of list
of, 178; summoning of, 178, 179;
excusing attendance of, 179; penalty
for non-attendance of, 180; further
inquiry not in presence of, 197, 199,
213.

Jury, in cases relating to public
nuisances, 109; trials when to be by,
160, 161; number of, 162, 376; for
trial of persons not Europeans or
Americans, 162; view by, 167;
locking up, 167; charge to, 168;
duty of, 170; verdict of, 171; dis-
charge of, 165, 171; disagreement of
Sessions Judge with verdict of, 172;
retrial after verdict of, 172; appeal
in case of trial by, 210; offences tri-
able by, 161, 374, 375; number of,
376, 377; none in civil cases, 839;
questions which may be put by, 934.
See Foreman, Verdict.

'Justice, equity and good conscience,'
1159.
Justice, offences affecting administration

of, 231-235; transfer of cases in in-
terests of, 251, 253; failure of, 257.
Justice of the peace, 69, 70, 71; trial

of E. B. subject by, 219. See Magis-
trate of the first class.

Juvenile offenders, whipping of, 210;
confinement of, 203.

Kabúliyat, 1104.

Kánom mortgages, 997, note 3.

Káraṇavan sues and is sued as repre-
senting tarawáḍ, 485, note 3.
Kashmir, 373.

Knowledge, relevancy of facts showing,
862.

Knowledge of magistrates, cognisance
of offence upon, 131.
Kuláchár (family usage), presumption
as to, 836; evidence of, 861, cl. (7).
Labourers, exemption of wages of, 569.
Lá-khiráj suits, 381, note 2.
Land, duty of owners or occupiers of,
77; disputes as to, 112; suits for,
477, 478; court-fee in suits for pos-
session of, 1015; application to serve
notice of relinquishment of, 1021.
See Agent, Ejectment, Immoveable
property, Landholder, Landlord,
Landmark, Land-revenue, Occu-
pancy.

Landholder, to report certain matters
to police, 77; warrant of arrest di-
rected to, 86; saving of laws relat-
ing to suits between tenant or agent
and, 470.

Landlord, his suit to recover possession,
994; and tenant, forms of plaint in
suits between, 723, 724, 742, 748,
753; burden of proving non-exist-
ence of relation of, 912; court-fee
in suits between, 1017. See Arrears,
Rent, Trees.

Landmark, prevention of removal or
injury of, 115.

Land-owner. See Landholder.
Land-revenue, court-fee in suit for in-
terest of assignee of, 1016.
Language, of charge, 143; of record
and judgment in summary trials,
160; of record of evidence, 190;
understood by accused, interpretation
of evidence into, 192; of judgment
in criminal case, 194; of courts, 263,
493, 536, 540, 577, 710; of plaint,
493; of depositions, 536; of judg-
ment in civil case, 540; of procla
mation of execution-sale, 577; of
subordinate courts, 710; registra-
tion of documents in foreign, 1110.
See Abusive language, Ambiguous
language, Defective, English, Juror,
Interpretation, Mother-tongue,Trans-
lation.

Law, criminal appeal on matter
of, 210; reference of question of,
214; reserving question of, 215;
second appeal on ground of, 687.
See Laws.

Lawful authority, contempts of, 133.
Law-reports, admissibility of foreign,

879; presumption of genuineness of,
899.

Laws, judicial notice of, 887.
Leading questions, 837, 925, 926.
Lease, defined, 1052, 1104; stamp
on, 1086, 1087; when exempted,
1096; compulsory registration of,
1108; optional registration of, 1110.
See Agreement, Counterpart, Land-
lord, Surrender, Tenant, Transfer,
Writing.

Legacy, limitation of suit for, 992.
Legal advisers, confidential communica-
See Witness.

tions with, 921.
Legal character, relevancy of judgment
relating to, 880.

Legal disabilities, 962.

Legal practitioners, privilege of, 921.
See Advocate, Attorney, Barrister,
Mukhtar, Pleader, Vakíl.
Legal representative, suit by, 494;
applying for execution, 551 of de-
ceased joint decree-holder, 551; of
deceased judgment-debtor, 552; exe-
cution of decree for money against,
561; of deceased plaintiff, 615; dis-
ability of, 962. See Administrator,
Certificate, Executor, Heir.
Legislative councils, proof of proceed-
ings of, 896, 897.

Legitimacy, presumption of, 831; con-
clusive proof of, 912.

Lessor. See Landlord, Lease, Trees.
Letter, substituted for summons, 506;
production of, 92; written without
prejudice, 850, note 3; of allotment
of shares, stamp on, 1088; of credit,
1088; of license, 1088; of hypothe-
cation, 1096; of acceptance, 1165.
See Post office.

Letters of administration, when ex-
empted from court-fee, 1021: relief
as to court-fee paid thereon, 1022,
1023; penalty where too low a court-
fee has been paid on, 1024; court-
fee on, 1033.

Levy, of costs in case of dispute as to
immoveable property, 114; of fine,
200; of amount due on bond to
appear, 248.

Lex fori, governs the law of evidence,

821; limitation-law is part of, 954.
Libel, suit for, not by pauper, 628;
limitation for, 980. See Defama-
tion.

Libellous matter, destruction of, 249.
Licensee, estoppel of, 916.

Lien, execution-sale of moveables sub-
ject to, 584; commissioners to make
partition have no, 627, note 1; for
unpaid purchase money, suit to en-

force, 990. See Charge, Incumbrance,
Mortgage.

Life, order restraining acts dangerous
to human, 111.

Light, acquisition of easement of, 973.
See Easement, Prescription.
Lights under Registration Act, 1104.
Limitation for prosecutions, 15, 16; as
to sanction to prosecute, 134; for
suits, 960, 976-997; for appeals, 960,
997, 998; for applications, 960, 998–
1005; periods excluded in computing,
965-968; computation of period of,
965-973. See Absence, Acknow-
ledgment, Appeal, Calendar, Con-
tinuous running, Death, Delay,
Disability, Exclusion, Express trus-
tees, Foreign law, Fraud, Injunction,
Interest, Part-payment, Prescription,
Receipt.

Limitation Act, Indian, 957-1005; in-
troduction to, 940-954; contents
of, 955, 956.

Limitation-law, grounds of exemption
from, 495.

Lis alibi pendens, plea of, 392, 474.
Lis pendens, effect of, 1166.
List of witnesses for defence, 140; of
jurors and assessors, 177, 178, 179;
of plaintiff's documentary evidence,
499.
Literary societies, suits by and against,
425.

Literature, proof of matter of, 889.
Lithographs, 62, 891.

Live stock, regarding which offence
committed, 248; maintenance of at-
tached, 571, 572.

Loans, limitation of suits for, 983; in-
struments securing repayment of,
1085; to Government, tenders for,
1095.

Local area, criminal proceedings in
wrong, 255-

Local authority, exemption of salary
of servants of, 1148.

Local enquiry, in case of dispute as
to immoveable property, 114. See
Commission.

Local expressions, 907.
Local Government, may empower
benches of magistrates to try sum-
marily, 158; may order trial before
Court of Session to be by jury, 161;
and fix number of jurors, 162; and
exempt from serving as jurors, 177;
may determine language of record of
evidence, 190, 191; may commute
sentences, 205 may direct public
prosecutor to appeal against ac-
quittal, 210 may appoint public

prosecutors, 239; may authorise
District Magistrate to withdraw
classes of cases, 253; may appoint
place of imprisonment, 258; may
determine language of courts, 263;
included in 'Government,' 469; may
declare who shall be recognised
agents' in the Panjab, etc., 488; may
make rules as to attached live-stock,
571; may transfer to collector execu-
tion of decrees for sale of land, 590;
may make special rules as to sales of
land in execution of decrees, 597;
may invest subordinate courts with
insolvency jurisdiction, 611; decree
against government or government
officer, to be reported to, 634;
may require evidence to be recorded
in English, 1146. For other powers
under the Crim. Proc. Code, see 63,
65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 75, III,
112, 117, 124, 131, 132, 135, 136,
141, 159, 160, 175, 180, 203, 204,
211, 215, 227, 230, 240, 259. For
other powers under the Civil Proce-
dure Code, see 507, 539, 591, 601,
602, 671, 672, 709, 710.

Local investigation, 422; directed by
magistrate, 136, 137; in case of
cognisable offence, 117; commission
to make, 624.

Local jurisdiction, for offence com-
mitted beyond, 129.

Local laws, saved, 59, 470, 850, 962;
trial of offences under, 71.
Local limits of jurisdiction of magis-
trates, 66; service of summons out-
side, 85; institution of suit within,
478; appearance of party resident
within, 501; service on manager of
partnership within, 502.
Locking-up jury, 167.
Lodging-house-keeper, limitation of suit
by, 977.

London Gazette, proclamations, etc.
proveable by, 897; presumption as
to, 898.

Lord's Day Act, repeal of, 601, note 3.
Loss of instrument sent to collector,
1067.

Lost negotiable instruments, suits on,
398; document, secondary evidence
of, 892.

Lot, jurors chosen by, 162.
Lottery, prosecution for keeping 135,
1169.

Lunacy, judgment of acquittal on ground
of, 228.

Lunatic, 28; compounding offence
against, 186; before magistrate, 226;
before Court of session or High

Court, 227; release of, 227; resump-
tion of trial of, 227, 228; custody
of, 227; prisoner, 229; discharge
of, 230; delivery of, 230; removal
of, 230; witness, 406; suits by and
against, 426, 644; when he may
testify, 917; disability of, 962; com-
mittee etc. of, 1104; executant, 1116.
See Insanity, Unsound mind.
Lunatic asylum, confinement in, 227,

229.

Lurking within jurisdiction, 99.

Machinery, enquiry into death caused
by, 124.

Magistrate, appointment of, 66; sub-
ordination of, 68, 215; suspension
and removal of, 71; offences tri-
able by, 71, 72; sentences which
may be passed by, 72, 73, 74; may
demand aid of private person, 76;
may arrest person committing offence
in his presence, 83: may disperse
unlawful assembly, 105; may record
statements and confessions, 119;
may authorise detention of accused
for more than 24 hours, 121: ordin-
ary powers of provincial, 74, 342,
343; additional powers, 75, 344-
346; over E. B. subjects, 219; con-
fession made in presence of, 871; as
to what he may be examined, 918.
See Aid, Arrest, Bail, Bench, Can-
tonment magistrate, Cognisance,
Complaint, Commitment, Conviction,
E. B. Subject, Inquest, Irregularities,
Oath, Power of attorney, Presidency
magistrate, Removal, Searchwarrant,
Special magistrate, Subdivisional
magistrate, Trial, Warrant of arrest,
Whipping, Witness.

Magistrate of the District. See Dis-
trict Magistrate.

Magistrate of the first class, juris-
diction of, 71; sentence by, 72;
ordinary powers of, 74, 342; addi-
tional powers, 75, 343; in case of E.B.
subjects, 219; appeal from convictions
by, 208. See Justice of the peace.
Magistrate of the second class, juris-
diction of, 71; sentence by, 73;
ordinary powers of, 74, 342; addi-
tional powers, 75, 345; submission
of case by, 187. See Appeal.
Magistrate of the third class, juris-
diction of, 71; sentence by, 73;
ordinary powers of, 74, 342; addi-
tional powers, 75, 345; submission
of case by, 187. See Appeal.
Magistrate of police. See Presidency
magistrate.

Maintenance, of wives and children,
29, 235 exemption of right to
future, 569; of attached livestock,
571, 572; of judgment-debtor's
family, 595; limitation for suit for
arrears of, 993; or declaration of
right to, 993; court-fee in suits for,
1014.

Majority, election where minor plaintiff
attains, 641.

Majority Act, 640.

Malfeasance, suit for, 981.

Malicious prosecution, suit for, 980.
Málikána, suit to enforce payment of,
993. See Allowance.

Manager, of Hindú family, 494, note 3,
970, note 4; of undivided family, his
suit for contribution, 989. See Agent,
Attachment, Collector, Receiver.
Maps and charts, 829; statements

made in, 878; presumption as to,
899, 900; registration of document
containing, IIII; exempt from Re-
gistration Act, 1134.
Marine insurance, 1165.

Market-value, power to ascertain, 1017.
Marriage, prosecution for offences

against, 135; of party to suit, 420,
616; proof of, 885, note 3; com-
munications during, 918. See Abate-
ment, Adultery, Bigamy, Conjugal
rights, Divorce, Dower, Enticing,
Husband, Legitimacy, Married wo-
man, Matrimonial court, Relation-
ship, Widow, Wife.

Married person, privilege of, 918, 919.
Married woman, prosecution for entic-

ing, 135; maintenance of, 235; not
appointed guardian ad litem, 657.
See Dower.

Marine courts, 850, note I.

Master and servant, forms of plaint in

suits between, 722, 723, 739. See
Criminal breach of contract of service,
Servant, Wages.

Master of ship, service of summons on,
503. See Protest.
Material, error in charge, 146, 147;
evidence, 403, 834, 890; irregularity,
587, note 5; objects producible as evi-
dence, 524, 689, 890; particulars, 913.
Matrimonial court, relevancy of judg
ment of, 880.
Maxims, legal, 392.
Maximum punishment, 74.
Meaning of words or terms, opinions as

to, 884; of illegible characters, etc.,
evidence to show, 907.
Measures, inspection of, 115.
Mechanical processes, copies made by,
891.

Medical officer, his certificate as to
fitness to undergo whipping, 201;
exempt from serving as juror, 177;
examination of lunatic by, 226. See
Civil surgeon.

Medical practitioners. See Civil sur-
geon.

Medical witness, deposition of, 245;
court may summon, 245. See Ex-
perts.

'Member of family,' 503.
Memorandum, appended to record of
confession, 119; when evidence not
taken down by magistrate or judge,
190, 193; when witness desires
correctness of deposition, 191; of
deposition, 407; when evidence not
taken down by civil judge, 536; of
evidence in unappealable cases, 537;
of appeal, 674; rejection or amend-
ment of, 674; registration of, 676;
made in course of business, 874; fixed
court fee on, 1040, 1041; of agree-
ment, stamp on, 1078, 1095; of as-
sociation of a company, stamp on,
1088. See Error.

Memory. See Diary, Refreshing me-
mory.

Mercantile usage, evidence of, 861,
note 7.

Merchandise, removal of noxious, 108.
Merger, of torts in felony, 392; of se-
curities, 1164.

Mesne profits, claim for, joined with
suit for land, 491; amount to be
stated approximately, 494; defined,
543; decree for, 543; inquiry as to,
543; determination of questions as
to, 556; enforcement of decree for,
561; local investigation to ascertain,
624; court-fee in suit for, 1018.
Military authorities. See Commanding
officer.

Military bázárs, petty offences in, 60;
execution of process in, 645; decora-
tions, pawning, 1165; force, unlaw-
ful assemblies dispersed by, 105,
106; jurors, 176; men, suits by and
against, 426,644, 645; pay and allow-
ances of Native, 569. See Army,
Articles of war, Attachment, Au-
thority, Cantonment, Commissioned
Officer, Court martial, Garrison, Pay,
Service.

Military station, 645.

Ministers of religion, exempt from

serving as jurors, 177.

Minor, execution of bond by sureties
for, 102; objection to juror on
ground of being, 163: compound-
ing offence against, 186; suits by

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