Section 42 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 View Chapter 2

“Local law”

A “local law” is a law applicable only to a particular part of 1 [2***3 [India]]

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1. Subs. by the A.O. 1948, for “British India”.
2. The words “the territories comprised in” omitted by Act 48 of 1952, s. 3 and the Second Sch.
3. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., for “the States” which had been subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “the Provinces”.