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Subs. by Act 7 of 1889, sec. 13, for "and certificate mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act. THE COURT-FEES ACT,1870 15 (xiv) First application (other than a petition containing a criminal charge or information) for the summons of a witness or other person to attend either to give evidence or to produce a document, or in respect of the production or filing of an exhibit not being an affidavit made for the-immediate purpose of being produced in Court. (xv) Bail-bonds in criminal cases, recognizances to prosecute or give evidence, and recognizances for personal appearance or otherwise. (xvi) Petition, application, charge or information respecting any offence, when presented, made or laid to or before a police-officer, or to or before the 1Heads of Villages or the 2Village Police in the territories respectively subject to the Governors in Council of Madras and Bombay. (xvii) Petition by a prisoner, or other person in duress or under restraint of any Court or its officers. (xviii) Complaint of a public servant (as defined in the Indian Penal Code), a municipal officer, or an officer or servant of a Railway Company. (xix) Application for permission to cut timber in Government forests, or otherwise relating to such forests. (xx) Application for the payment of money due by Government to the applicant. (xxi) Petition of appeal against the chaukidari assessment under Act No. 20 of 1856, or against any municipal tax. (xxii) Applications for compensation under any law for the time being in force relating to the 4acquisition of property for public purposes. (xxiii) Petitions presented to the Special Commissioner appointed under 'Bengal Act No.2 of 1869 (to ascertain, regulate and record certain tenures in Chota Nagpur). 6[(xxiv) Petitions under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, sections 45 and 48.] 7[CHAPTER IlIA PROBATES, LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF ADMINISTRATION