Section 20
''Court of Justice''.
About this Act
It is expedient to provide a general Penal Code forindia;
The words "Court of Jutsice" denote a Judge who is empowered by law to
act judicially alone, or a body of Judges which is empowered by law to act judicially as a body, when
such Judge or body of Judges is acting judicially.
Illustration
A Panchayat acting under 1Regulation VII, 1816, of the Madras Code, having power to try and determine suits, is a Court of Justice.
Illustration
A Panchayat acting under 1Regulation VII, 1816, of the Madras Code, having power to try and determine suits, is a Court of Justice.
Notes
1. Rep. by the Madras Civil Courts Act, 1873 (3 of 1873).