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