The BENGAL CORRUPTION AND EXTORTION REGULATION, 1827
CoRRuPTW~ AND ExTORTION **[1827 : Ben. llec.S.**

BENGAL REGULATION 3 OF 182H

(THE BE!'<OAL CoRRUPTION AND ExTORTION REGULATION, 18271) ..

_[1st_ _November,_ _1827.]_

##### A Regulation for modifying and amending- the rules in force reJative to the law officers and ministerial * * [4 ] officers of the Courts of
 J udicature, who may be guilty of corruption or extortion.

**1-4.** _[Pn amble;_ _amendmentr_ ; _no_ _fine_ _to_ _be_ _awarded_ _in_ _Civil_
_Courtfor corruption_ _or_ _extortion_ ; _criminal_ _prosec'ution_ _tlot_ _to_ _depmd_ _on_
_civil action.]_ _Repealed by_ _the_ _Rtpealing .let,_ _1874 (16 of 1874)._

Record of 5. From and after the date of this Regulation, it shall not be

crim~ o.al necessary for any party from whom money or property may have

aconuffid vtCUOn t fi 0r be en corrupt 1 y ta k en or extorte d to mst1tute a ' ' ClVI . '( action . tOr r.

com~l~i og t the recovery thereof ; but, on proof of the che~rge in a criminal

refund of prosecution for those offences, a certified copy of the conviction
corru Pt I Y by [the Court) [2 ] shall be received as sufficient authority for en- ~

!~~:~or ex- forcing the refund of the amount or value so taken, with interests,

                      - on application to that effect Leing preferred by the aggrieved
party to the Civil Court,                -                - =1

;.

6. _[Amount of embezzlement_ _to_ _be paid_ _in .first instance_ _from public_

_treasury.]_ _Repealed"by_ _the_ _Rtpealing Act,_ _1814 (_ _16_ _of 1874) ._

1 ~HOR'f TlTLE.-This short title was giv-:n by the Amending Act
1897 (V of 1897), since repealed.

LOCAL EXTEKT.~TilU Regulation _(s._ 5) has been declare-d, by noti-

fication under the Scheduled Districts Act, J87l (XIV of 1874), s. 3, to be
in force in the District of Sylbet,-see Nodlication No.713-L., dated the 27th
September 1937,

2 The word! "the Court" were substituted for the words "a Court of
Circuit, or the Nizamat Adalat" by the Amending Act, 1903 (I of 191.'3)
aince repealed.                    -

3 The words "on the stamped papC'r prescribed for miscellaneous peti-

tioiU, which were repe~ed by the Repealing Act, 1876 (XII of 1876), are
omitt ed.

                           - The word 'Native' owitted by the A. 0. 1!150.


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