Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter XLI
393. Compensation for giving in charge groundlessly
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Whenever any person causes a police officer to arrest another person if it appears to the Judge or Magistrate who takes cognisance of the case that there was no sufficient ground for causing such arrest, the Judge or
police officer
"police officer" means any member of the Royal Brunei Police Force, and includes a special police officer when mobilised or deemed to be mobilised for active service and any person vested under any written law with the powers of a police officer;
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Magistrate may award such compensation, not exceeding $500, to be paid by the person so causing the arrest of each person so arrested for his loss of time and any expenses incurred by him in the matter as the Judge or Magistrate shall think fit.
Magistrate
"Magistrate" means a Magistrate appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under the Subordinate Courts Act or under any written law;
All compensation awarded under this section may be recovered as if it were a fine.
fine
"fine" includes any fine, pecuniary penalty or forfeiture or compensation adjudged upon any conviction of any crime or offence or for the breach of any written law for the time being in force by any Court in Brunei Darussalam;
Such compensation shall be no bar to an action for false imprisonment.
Terms defined in s 2
fine
Defined · s 2"fine" includes any fine, pecuniary penalty or forfeiture or compensation adjudged upon any conviction of any crime or offence or for the breach of any written law for the time being in force by any Court in Brunei Darussalam;
Judge
Defined · s 2"Judge" means a Judge of the Supreme Court and includes, where the context so permits, the Chief Justice;
Magistrate
Defined · s 2"Magistrate" means a Magistrate appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under the Subordinate Courts Act or under any written law;
police officer
Defined · s 2"police officer" means any member of the Royal Brunei Police Force, and includes a special police officer when mobilised or deemed to be mobilised for active service and any person vested under any written law with the powers of a police officer;
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