Court of Justice IPC – Court of Justice definition in IPC

Court of Justice IPC – Court of Justice definition in IPC

See: Section 20 IPC]

“Court of Justice”.—

The words “Court of Justice” denote :

a Judge who is empowered by law to act judicially alone, (when such Judge is acting judicially); or

a body of Judges which is empowered by law to act judicially as a body (when such body of Judges is acting judicially)

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A Panchayat having power to try and determine suits, is a Court of Justice.

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