Penalty for not drawing full number of bills or marine policies purporting to be in sets
Section 67 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 deals with penalty for not drawing full number of bills or marine policies purporting to be in sets. Any person drawing or executing a bill of exchange [payable otherwise than on demand] or a policy of marine insurance purporting to be drawn or executed in a set of two or more, and not at the same time drawing or executing on paper duly stamped the whole number of bills or policies of which such bi The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1899.
Any person drawing or executing a bill of exchange 1[payable otherwise than on demand] or a policy of marine insurance purporting to be drawn or executed in a set of two or more, and not at the same time drawing or executing on paper duly stamped the whole number of bills or policies of which such bill or policy purports the set to consist, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.
STATE AMENDMENT
Arunachal Pradesh.--
Amendment of sections 67,--
In section 67, for the words dbqrsone thousand rupees" the words "two thousand rupees" shall be substituted.
[Vide Arunachal Pradesh 3 of 2010, s. 2]
Section 67, The Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Act 2 of 1899).
Questions about Section 67
What does Section 67 of the Indian Stamp Act deal with?
Section 67 of the Indian Stamp Act is headed "Penalty for not drawing full number of bills or marine policies purporting to be in sets". Any person drawing or executing a bill of exchange [payable otherwise than on demand] or a policy of marine insurance purporting to be drawn or executed in a set of two or more, and not at the same time drawing or executing on paper duly stamped the whole number of bills or policies of which such bi
How do I find court cases under Section 67 of the Indian Stamp Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Stamp Act 67, section 67 Stamp Act, section 67 of the Indian Stamp Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 67 of the Indian Stamp Act come into force?
Section 67 of the Indian Stamp Act, cited as Stamp Act 67, came into force on 01 Jul 1899, having been enacted on 27 Jan 1899. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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