(1) In this Sanhita, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "audio-video electronic means" shall include use of any communication device for the purposes of video conferencing, recording of processes of identification, search and seizure or evidence, transmission of electronic communication and for such other purposes and by such other means as the State Government may, by rules provide;
(b) "bail" means release of a person accused of or suspected of commission of an offence from the custody of law upon certain conditions imposed by an officer or Court on execution by such person of a bond or a bail bond;
(c) "bailable offence" means an offence which is shown as bailable in the First Schedule, or which is made bailable by any other law for the time being in force; and "non-bailable offence" means any other offence;
(d) "bail bond" means an undertaking for release with surety;
(e) "bond" means a personal bond or an undertaking for release without surety;
(f) "charge" includes any head of charge when the charge contains more heads than one;
(g) "cognizable offence" means an offence for which, and "cognizable case" means a case in which, a police officer may, in accordance with the First Schedule or under any other law for the time being in force, arrest without warrant;
(h) "complaint" means any allegation made orally or in writing to a Magistrate, with a view to his taking action under this Sanhita, that some person, whether known or unknown, has committed an offence, but does not include a police report.
Explanation.—A report made by a police officer in a case which discloses, after investigation, the commission of a non-cognizable offence shall be deemed to be a complaint; and the police officer by whom such report is made shall be deemed to be the complainant;
(i) "electronic communication" means the communication of any written, verbal, pictorial information or video content transmitted or transferred (whether from one person to another or from one device to another or from a person to a device or from a device to a person) by means of an electronic device including a telephone, mobile phone, or other wireless telecommunication device, or a computer, or audio-video player or camera or any other electronic device or electronic form as may be specified by notification, by the Central Government;
(j) "High Court" means,—
(i) in relation to any State, the High Court for that State;
(ii) in relation to a Union territory to which the jurisdiction of the High Court for a State has been extended by law, that High Court;
(iii) in relation to any other Union territory, the highest Court of criminal appeal for that territory other than the Supreme Court of India;
(k) "inquiry" means every inquiry, other than a trial, conducted under this Sanhita by a Magistrate or Court;
(l) "investigation" includes all the proceedings under this Sanhita for the collection of evidence conducted by a police officer or by any person (other than a Magistrate) who is authorised by a Magistrate in this behalf.
Explanation.—Where any of the provisions of a special Act are inconsistent with the provisions of this Sanhita, the provisions of the special Act shall prevail;
Definitions.
2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯫ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯫-ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ, "ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯥ ꯏꯕꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯏꯪ ꯱꯹꯷꯲ꯒꯤ ꯖꯅꯨꯋꯥꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯡ ꯲꯱ꯒꯤ ꯉꯟꯅ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ, ꯀꯟꯁ꯭ ꯇꯤꯇ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯇꯔꯨꯛꯁꯨꯕ ꯁꯦꯗꯜꯨꯒꯤ ꯄꯦꯔꯥꯒ꯭ ꯔꯥ ꯐ ꯲꯰ꯗ ꯄꯟꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ, ꯁꯤꯂꯣꯡ ꯃ꯭ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯁꯤꯄꯥꯂꯤꯇꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯉꯝꯈꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ, ꯑꯁꯝꯒꯤ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯥ ꯏꯕꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯈꯤꯕ ꯂꯝꯈꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯳) ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯜ ꯒꯕꯔ꯭ ꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇꯅ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯤꯌꯦꯜ ꯒꯖꯦꯠꯗ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯒꯤ ꯈꯠꯨꯊꯡꯥꯗ ꯈꯟꯗꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯇꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯛꯀꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯲. (꯱) ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ, ꯐꯤꯚꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, -
(a) "ꯑꯣꯗꯤꯑꯣ-ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩ" ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯀꯟꯐꯔꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯕ, ꯃꯁꯛ ꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯗ ꯇꯧꯕ, ꯊꯤꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯁꯤꯡ, ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯥꯎꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯄꯥꯎ ꯐꯥꯎꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯎꯒꯅꯤ ꯫
(b) "ꯕꯦꯜ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥꯕꯨ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯕꯣꯟ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯣꯟ꯭ ꯗ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯍꯥꯠꯄꯗ ꯊꯝꯈꯤꯕ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯀꯁꯇꯣꯗꯤꯇꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫
(c) "ꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯁꯦꯗ꯭ ꯌꯨꯜꯗ ꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯎꯠꯄ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯕꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯟ-ꯕꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤ ꯫
(d) "ꯕꯦꯜ ꯕꯣꯟ꯭ ꯗ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯜ ꯊꯤꯕꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ;
(e) "ꯕꯣꯟ꯭ ꯗ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯂꯅꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯕꯣꯟ꯭ ꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯦꯜ ꯊꯤꯗꯅ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫
(f) ꯆꯥꯔꯖ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯗ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ "ꯆꯥꯔꯖ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯍꯦꯗ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯆꯥꯔꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ ꯫
(g) "ꯀꯣꯛ꯭ ꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯜ ꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯀ꯭ ꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ "ꯀꯣꯛ꯭ ꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯜ ꯀꯦꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯅ, ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯁꯦꯗꯜꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ ꯐꯥꯕꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤ;
(h) "ꯋꯥꯀꯠ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡꯗ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯋꯥꯇꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯏꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ, ꯈꯡꯅꯔꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯈꯡꯗꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯇꯧꯈ꯭ ꯔꯦ, ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯫-ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ ꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯅꯟ-ꯀꯣꯒꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯀꯝꯃꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯝꯄ꯭ ꯂꯦꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯝꯄ꯭ ꯂꯦꯅꯦꯟꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ;
(i) "ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯀꯝꯃ꯭ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯜ ꯒꯕꯔ꯭ ꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇꯅ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯗꯤꯚꯥꯏꯁ ꯑꯃꯥꯒꯤ ꯈꯠꯨꯊꯡꯥꯗ ꯇꯦꯂꯤꯐꯣꯟ, ꯃꯣꯕꯥꯏꯜ ꯐꯣꯟ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯋꯥꯌꯔꯂꯥꯏꯁ ꯇꯦꯂꯤꯀꯃ꯭ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ ꯗꯤꯚꯥꯏꯁ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯝꯄ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯣꯗꯤꯑꯣ-ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯄ꯭ ꯂꯦꯌꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯦꯃꯦꯔꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯗꯤꯚꯥꯏꯁ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯐꯣꯔꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯈꯠꯨꯊꯡꯥꯗ ꯏꯕ, ꯋꯥꯔꯣꯜ, ꯄꯤꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯀꯟꯇꯦꯟꯠ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ (ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯗꯦꯕꯥꯏꯁ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯗꯦꯕꯥꯏꯁ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯗꯦꯕꯥꯏꯁ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯗ) ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯊꯗꯥꯣꯛꯄ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫
(j) "ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ, -
(i) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯅ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ;
(ii) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤ ꯂꯝꯈꯩ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯄꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯈꯤꯕ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯌꯟ ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯅꯤ ꯫
(iii) ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯌꯟ ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯅ, ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤ ꯁꯨꯄ꯭ ꯔꯤꯝ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯈ꯭ ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯀ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯥꯄꯤꯜ;
(k) "ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯕ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫
(l) "ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ" ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯔꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ (ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ) ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟ ꯈꯣꯝꯒꯠꯄꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯊꯧꯔꯝ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤ ꯫ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯫-ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯅ ꯆꯠꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ 3
(m) "judicial proceeding" includes any proceeding in the course of which evidence is or may be legally taken on oath;
(n) "local jurisdiction", in relation to a Court or Magistrate, means the local area within which the Court or Magistrate may exercise all or any of its or his powers under this Sanhita and such local area may comprise the whole of the State, or any part of the State, as the State Government may, by notification, specify;
(o) "non-cognizable offence" means an offence for which, and "non-cognizable case" means a case in which, a police officer has no authority to arrest without warrant;
(p) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(q) "offence" means any act or omission made punishable by any law for the time being in force and includes any act in respect of which a complaint may be made under section 20 of the Cattle Trespass Act, 1871;
(r) "officer in charge of a police station" includes, when the officer in charge of the police station is absent from the station-house or unable from illness or other cause to perform his duties, the police officer present at the station-house who is next in rank to such officer and is above the rank of constable or, when the State Government so directs, any other police officer so present;
(s) "place" includes a house, building, tent, vehicle and vessel;
(t) "police report" means a report forwarded by a police officer to a Magistrate under sub-section (3) of section 193;
(u) "police station" means any post or place declared generally or specially by the State Government, to be a police station, and includes any local area specified by the State Government in this behalf;
(v) "Public Prosecutor" means any person appointed under section 18, and includes any person acting under the directions of a Public Prosecutor;
(w) "sub-division" means a sub-division of a district;
(x) "summons-case" means a case relating to an offence, and not being a warrant-case;
(y) "victim" means a person who has suffered any loss or injury caused by reason of the act or omission of the accused person and includes the guardian or legal heir of such victim;
(z) "warrant-case" means a case relating to an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding two years.
(2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act and Sanhita.