Penal Code 2008 Ed. CAP. 224 26 “Number” 9. Unless the contrary appears from the context, words importing the singular number include the plural number, and words importing the plural number include the singular number. [Indian PC 1860, s. 9] “Man” and “woman” 10. The word “man” denotes a male human being of any age; “woman” denotes a female human being of any age. [Indian PC 1860, s. 10] “Person” 11. The word “person” includes any company or association or body of persons, whether incorporated or not. [Indian PC 1860, s. 11] “Public” 12. The word “public” includes any class of the public or any community. [Indian PC 1860, s. 12] “Government” 17. The word “Government” includes any person lawfully performing executive functions of the Government under any law. “Judge” *19. The word “judge” denotes not only every person who is officially designated as a judge, but also every person who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgment, or a judgment which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgment which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgment. *There are no sections 13 to 16 and 18 Informal Consolidation – version in force from 1/4/2015