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(꯱) ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯗ, ꯐꯤꯚꯝꯑꯁꯤꯅꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, - (a) "ꯑꯣꯗꯤꯑꯣ-ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛꯑꯣꯏꯕꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩ" ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣꯀꯟꯐꯔꯦꯟꯁꯇꯧꯕ, ꯃꯁꯛꯈꯪꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡꯔꯦꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯗꯇꯧꯕ, ꯊꯤꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯐꯥꯖꯤꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯁꯤꯡ, ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛꯑꯣꯏꯕꯄꯥꯎꯐꯥꯎꯅꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯕꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯄꯥꯎꯐꯥꯎꯅꯕꯒꯤꯄꯥꯝꯕꯩꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯌꯥꯎꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (b) "ꯕꯦꯜ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯥꯕꯨꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯃꯅ ꯕꯣꯟꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯕꯦꯜꯕꯣꯟ꯭ꯗꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯅꯍꯥꯠꯄꯗꯊꯝꯈꯤꯕꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤ ꯀꯁꯇꯣꯗꯤꯇꯤꯗꯒꯤꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ꯫ (c) "ꯕꯦꯜꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯕꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯐꯔꯁꯠꯁꯦꯗ꯭ꯌꯨꯜꯗꯕꯦꯜꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯕꯑꯣꯏꯅꯎꯠꯄꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯕꯦꯜꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯕꯑꯣꯐꯔꯦꯟ꯭ꯁꯑꯃꯅꯤ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯅꯟ-ꯕꯦꯜꯇꯧꯕꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ꯁꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤ꯫ (d) "ꯕꯦꯜꯕꯣꯟ꯭ꯗ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯁꯦꯜꯊꯤꯕꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤꯕꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ; (e) "ꯕꯣꯟ꯭ꯗ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯂꯅꯥꯏꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯕꯣꯟ꯭ꯗꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯦꯜꯊꯤꯗꯅꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯋꯥꯔꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯑꯃꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ꯫ (f) ꯆꯥꯔꯖꯑꯗꯨꯗꯍꯦꯗꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤꯍꯦꯟꯅꯌꯥꯎꯕꯃꯇꯝꯗ"ꯆꯥꯔꯖ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯍꯦꯗꯑꯣꯐꯆꯥꯔꯖꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ꯫ (g) "ꯀꯣꯛ ꯭ ꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯜꯑꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯣꯐꯦꯟ꯭ꯁꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ"ꯀꯣꯛ ꯭ ꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯜꯀꯦꯁ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯅ, ꯐꯔꯁꯠꯁꯦꯗꯨꯜꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯑꯥꯏꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ, ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ꯇ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯐꯥꯕꯄꯌꯥꯕꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯥꯅꯤ; (h) "ꯋꯥꯀꯠ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡꯗꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯗꯋꯥꯇꯥꯏꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯏꯕꯑꯣꯏꯅꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ, ꯈꯡꯅꯔꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯈꯡꯗꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯅꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯃꯇꯧꯈ꯭ꯔꯦ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯃ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯦꯍꯥꯏꯕꯋꯥꯐꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅꯤ꯫ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄ꯫-ꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯗꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯃꯅꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯃꯅꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯅꯟ-ꯀꯣꯒꯅꯤꯖꯦꯕꯑꯣꯐꯔꯦꯟ꯭ꯁꯑꯃꯒꯤꯀꯝꯃꯤꯁꯟꯑꯗꯨꯀꯝꯄ ꯭ ꯂꯦꯟꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯔꯤꯄꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯗꯨꯀꯝꯄ ꯭ ꯂꯦꯅꯦꯟꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ; (i) "ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛ ꯀꯝꯃ꯭ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯟꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯜ ꯒꯕꯔ ꯭ ꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ꯇꯅ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯐꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛꯗꯤꯚꯥꯏꯁꯑꯃꯥꯒꯤꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯇꯦꯂꯤꯐꯣꯟ, ꯃꯣꯕꯥꯏꯜꯐꯣꯟ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯋꯥꯌꯔꯂꯥꯏꯁꯇꯦꯂꯤꯀꯃ꯭ꯌꯨꯅꯤꯀꯦꯁꯟ ꯗꯤꯚꯥꯏꯁ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯝꯄ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯣꯗꯤꯑꯣ-ꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣ ꯄ ꯭ ꯂꯦꯌꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯀꯦꯃꯦꯔꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛꯗꯤꯚꯥꯏꯁꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯏꯂꯦꯛꯇ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯤꯛꯐꯣꯔꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯏꯕ, ꯋꯥꯔꯣꯜ, ꯄꯤꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯜꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯚꯤꯗꯤꯑꯣꯀꯟꯇꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ(ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯑꯃꯗꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯗꯦꯕꯥꯏꯁꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯑꯃꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤꯗꯦꯕꯥꯏꯁꯑꯃꯗꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯗꯦꯕꯥꯏꯁꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯗ) ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫ (j) "ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔꯠ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ, - (i) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯅꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠ; (ii) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯑꯃꯒꯤꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤꯂꯝꯈꯩꯑꯗꯨꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯄꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯈꯤꯕꯌꯨꯅꯤꯌꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯗꯨꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯅꯤ꯫ (iii) ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯌꯨꯅꯤꯌꯟꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯃꯔꯤꯂꯩꯅꯅ, ꯚꯥꯔꯠꯀꯤꯁꯨꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯝꯀꯣꯔꯠꯅꯠꯇꯕꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤꯋꯥꯡꯕꯀꯣꯔꯠꯑꯣꯐꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯑꯥꯄꯤꯜ; (k) "ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯑꯃꯅꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯕꯅꯠꯇꯕꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ꯫ (l) "ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟ-ꯍꯨꯝꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛ" ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯑꯃꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯑꯃꯅꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯔꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ(ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯠꯇꯕ) ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯈꯣꯝꯒꯠꯄꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯕꯊꯕꯛꯊꯧꯔꯝꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤ꯫ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅꯇꯥꯛꯄ꯫-ꯁ ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜꯑꯦꯛ ꯭ ꯇꯑꯃꯒꯤꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯑꯁꯤꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤꯁ ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜꯑꯦꯛ ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯅꯆꯠꯅꯒꯅꯤ꯫ 3 (m) "judicial proceeding" includes any proceeding in the course of which evidence is or may be legally taken on oath; (n) "local jurisdiction", in relation to a Court or Magistrate, means the local area within which the Court or Magistrate may exercise all or any of its or his powers under this Sanhita and such local area may comprise the whole of the State, or any part of the State, as the State Government may, by notification, specify; (o) "non-cognizable offence" means an offence for which, and "non-cognizable case" means a case in which, a police officer has no authority to arrest without warrant; (p) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (q) "offence" means any act or omission made punishable by any law for the time being in force and includes any act in respect of which a complaint may be made under section 20 of the Cattle Trespass Act, 1871; (r) "officer in charge of a police station" includes, when the officer in charge of the police station is absent from the station-house or unable from illness or other cause to perform his duties, the police officer present at the station-house who is next in rank to such officer and is above the rank of constable or, when the State Government so directs, any other police officer so present; (s) "place" includes a house, building, tent, vehicle and vessel; (t) "police report" means a report forwarded by a police officer to a Magistrate under sub-section (3) of section 193; (u) "police station" means any post or place declared generally or specially by the State Government, to be a police station, and includes any local area specified by the State Government in this behalf; (v) "Public Prosecutor" means any person appointed under section 18, and includes any person acting under the directions of a Public Prosecutor; (w) "sub-division" means a sub-division of a district; (x) "summons-case" means a case relating to an offence, and not being a warrant-case; (y) "victim" means a person who has suffered any loss or injury caused by reason of the act or omission of the accused person and includes the guardian or legal heir of such victim; (z) "warrant-case" means a case relating to an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding two years. 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