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Section 20 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996: Place of Arbitration – (1) The parties are free to agree on the place of arbitration. (2) Failing any agreement referred to in sub-section (1), the place of arbitration shall be determined by the arbitral tribunal…

Section 17 DV ACT (Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005) : Right to reside in a shared household— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, every woman in a domestic relationship shall have the…

Section 272 in The Indian Penal Code (IPC): Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale. Whoever adulterates any article of food or drink, so as to make such article noxious as food or drink, intending to sell such article as food or…

Post By: Dmitry Zharkov Short answer: California Penal Code §1001.36 lets eligible defendants pause a criminal case before it’s decided and complete a court-approved mental-health treatment plan (therapy, randomized testing, compliance checks, and related conditions). If they perform satisfactorily, the court can dismiss…

Section 123 Negotiable Instruments (NI) ACT: Cheque crossed generally.— Where a cheque bears across its face an addition of the words “and company” or any abbreviation thereof, between two parallel transverse lines, or of two parallel transverse lines simply, either with or without…

Section 4 Dowry Prohibition Act: Penalty for demanding dowry— If any person demands, directly or indirectly, from the parents or other relatives or guardian of a bride or bridegroom, as the case may be, any dowry, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for…