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Section 164 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Section 5 in The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [Entire Act]
Section 3 in The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [Entire Act]
The Indian Penal Code, 1860
Shailesh Dhairyawan vs Mohan Balkrishna Lulla on 16 October, 2015
―30. In order to gather the intention of the lawmaker, the
principle of "purposive interpretation" is now widely
applied. This has been explained in Shailesh
Dhairyawan v. Mohan Balkrishna Lulla, (2016) 3 SCC 619
in the following words: (SCC pp. 641-42, paras 31-33)
―31. The aforesaid two reasons given by me, in
addition to the reasons already indicated in the
judgment of my learned Brother, would clearly
demonstrate that provisions of Section 15(2) of the Act
require purposive interpretation so that the aforesaid
objective/purpose of such a provision is achieved
thereby. The principle of "purposive interpretation" or
"purposive construction" is based on the
understanding that the court is supposed to attach that
meaning to the provisions which serve the "purpose"
behind such a provision. The basic approach is to
ascertain what is it designed to accomplish? To put it
otherwise, by interpretative process the court is
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supposed to realise the goal that the legal text is
designed to realise.