The Bengal Corruption and Extortion Regulation, 1827
Preamble
CORRUPTION AND EXTORTION [1827: Ben. Reg.3. BENGAL REGULATION 3 OF 18274 (THE BENGAL CORRUPTION AND EXTORTION REGULATION, 18271) [1st November, 1827.] A Regulation for modifying and amending the rules in force relative to the law officers and ministerial * * * officers of the Courts of Judicature, who may be guilty of corruption or extortion. 1-4. [Preamble ; amendments ; no fine to be awarded in Civil Court for corruption or extortion ; criminal prosecution not to depend on civil action.] Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1874 (16 of 1874). Record of 5. From and after the date of this Regulation, it shall not be crimi nal conviction sufficient for compelling | refund necessary for any party from whom money or property may have been corruptly taken or extorted to institute a civil action for the recovery thereof ; but, on proof of the charge in a criminal of prosecution for those offences, a certified copy of the conviction taken or ex- torted. corruptly by [the Court]2 shall be received as sufficient authority for en- forcing the refund of the amount or value so taken, with interests, on application to that effect being preferred by the aggrieved party to the Civil Court, * col
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CORRUPTION AND EXTORTION [1827: Ben. Reg.3. BENGAL REGULATION 3 OF 18274 (THE BENGAL CORRUPTION AND EXTORTION REGULATION, 18271) [1st November, 1827.] A Regulation for modifying and amending the rules in force relative to the law officers and ministerial * * * officers of the Courts of Judicature, who may be guilty of corruption or extortion. 1-4. [Preamble ; amendments ; no fine to be awarded in Civil Court for corruption or extortion ; criminal prosecution not to depend on civil action.] Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1874 (16 of 1874). Record of 5. From and after the date of this Regulation, it shall not be crimi nal conviction sufficient for compelling | refund necessary for any party from whom money or property may have been corruptly taken or extorted to institute a civil action for the recovery thereof ;
but, on proof of the charge in a criminal of prosecution for those offences, a certified copy of the conviction taken or extorted. corruptly by [the Court]2 shall be received as sufficient authority for enforcing the refund of the amount or value so taken, with interests, on application to that effect being preferred by the aggrieved party to the Civil Court, * col 6. [Amount of embezzlement to be paid in first instance from public treasury.] Repealed by the Repealing Act, 1874 (16 of 1874). 1 SHORT TITLE .- This short title was given by the Amending Act 1897 (V of 1897), since repealed. LOCAL EXTENT .- This Regulation (s. 5) has been declared, by notification under the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (XIV of 1874), s. 3, to be in force in the District of Sylhet,-see Notification No.713-L., dated the 27th September 1937.
2 The words "the Court" were substituted for the words "a Court of Circuit, or the Nizamat Adalat" by the Amending Act, 1903 (I of 1903) since repealed. . 3 The words "on the stamped paper prescribed for miscellaneous petitions, which were repealed by the Repealing Act, 1876 (XII of 1876), are omitted. " The word 'Native' omitted by the A. O. 1950.
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