every offence punishable under this Act shall be
cognizable."
The marginal note / side note in the said PMLA Bill. 1999
as also the PMLA ... section 7 of the General Clauses Act, 1897.
Even otherwise, the marginal notes/side notes/heading
are not considered as legitimate aid to construction
said to be levy of penalty or a penal
action. The marginal note of the Section __ 'Penalties', creates a
wrong impression. A reading ... penalty, the learned
counsel for the appellants has relied on the marginal note of Section
21. According to Justice G.P. Singh on Principles
life Imprisonment-whether
sentenced to imprisonment for term`
Interpretation of Statutes:
Marginal note of Section-Use of in interpretation
Sentencing
Punishment no longer retributory ... letter of the law , as found in section
428 . Even the marginal note to the section does not bear out
that assumption. It rather belies
nature. The use of the expression "evidence" in the marginal note does not change the position and the deeming provision in Sub-section ... arrest of the offender". Section 160, according to its marginal note, deals with "Police Officer's power to require attendance of witnesses
petitioner that we must read into Section 182 the marginal note to that section: in other words, that we must construe the Section with reference ... marginal note. I decline to accept that view. It has been decided in the English Courts, and I believe in this Court as well, that
force, on granting of bail."
The heading or the marginal note of Section 37 reads "Offences to be cognizable
and non-bailable ... first reading of this marginal note,one may get an
impression that all the offences under the NDPS Act are cognizable and also non-
bailable
nature. The use of the expression "evidence" in the marginal note does not change the position and the deeming provision in sub-section ... arrest of the offender". Section 160, according to its marginal note, deals with "Police Officer's power to require attendance of witnesses
learned Advocate for the petitioner has pointed out that the marginal note against Section 155 (1) Cr. p. C. mentions non-cognizable cases just ... marginal note to Section 153
(2) Cr. P. C. does. From this, he argues that the intention of the framers of the Code
title of Chapter XXVIII together with Rule 1 along with its marginal note:-
"CHAPTER XXVIII:
Rules for the issue of Writs of Habeas Corpus ... that Chapter. A plain reading or Rule 1 along with its marginal note shows that whoever wants an order under Section
Supreme
Court, in Bhagirath 's case (supra), that even the marginal
note to Section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure does not
bear ... Code
of Criminal Procedure belies such an assumption and that the
marginal note of Section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
shows that
