15.
[Definition of "British India".] Rep. by the A. O. 1937.
16.
Definition of "Government of India".] Rep., ibid.
17.
"Government".
2*[17 "Government".--The word "Government"
Government or the Government of a 3****State.]
denotes
the
Central
18.
"India".
4*[18. "India".--"India" means the territory of India excluding
the State of Jammu and Kashmir.]
19.
"Judge".
19. "Judge".--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
empowered by law to give such a judgment.
body
of
persons
is
Illustrations
(a) A collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act 10 of
1859, is a Judge.
(b) A
Magistrate exercising
jurisdiction in respect of a charge