Sunday, March 7, 2010

Chapter: 5.2.4 Salient Features

Fine: Fine is money paid as a pecuniary sanction for the commission of offence.

Plaint: Plaint is a legal document, which contains in detail the subject matter of a particular civil proceeding. It sets out the basic facts that would entitle the plaintiff to a remedy.

Complaint: As plaint in civil, Complaint is used in sense of criminal proceedings in India.

Complainant: As Plaintiff, Complainant is the party who initiates a legal proceeding. This term is generally referred in a criminal proceeding.

Warrant: Warrant is order of a Court enforcing appearance of a party of the proceeding / witness, if such party / witness fails to appear on the scheduled date of appearance on service of summons.

Confiscation: Confiscation, is obtaining custody of material and goods by a government or other public authority.

Search Warrant: Search warrant is an order by the Magistrate which authorizes the police to conduct a search of a person or location to obtain evidence in respect to a criminal proceeding.

Simmons: Summons is again order of a Court, directing party to the proceeding to appear before the Court on the date as mentioned in the summons.

Injunction: Injunction is an, whereby a party is required to do, or to refrain from doing, ~ pertain acts. Injunction may be temporary or permanent.

Affidavit: An affidavit is a formal statement of fact, signed by the affiant on oath.

Conviction: Conviction is the order passed the court declaring the accused to be guilty of a crime.

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