IPC Section 9 — Number

general explanations

General

Summary

Unless the law says otherwise, when a word is written in the singular form, it also covers the plural form, and when a word is written in the plural form, it also covers the singular form. This means that a single word can refer to one or more things, depending on how it is used in the law.

Official Text

Unless the contrary appears from the context, words importing the singular number include the plural number, and words importing the plural number include the singular number.

Related Judgments

  • VINUBHAI RANCHHODBHAI PATEL vs RAJIVBHAI DUDABHAI PATEL & OTHERS — Supreme Court of India (2018)
  • Rajaram Baijanath Bharati; ... vs The State of Maharashtra, ..., ..., Mr. Yug Mohit Choudhary, Advocate — Bombay High Court (Mumbai Principal Seat) (2013)
  • RIT FOUNDATION vs THE UNION OF INDIA — Delhi High Court (2022)

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