The words "shall be deemed" in Section 23 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 signify:
The words shall be deemed in section 23 create a legal fiction treating the charge as one offence within the meaning of section 219 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, rather…
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The words "shall be deemed" in Section 23 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 signify:
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The words shall be deemed in section 23 create a legal fiction treating the charge as one offence within the meaning of section 219 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, rather than merely raising a rebuttable presumption or leaving the matter to judicial discretion.