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Penal Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter XI · False Evidence and Offences Against Public Justice
Penal Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter XI · False Evidence and Offences Against Public Justice
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Whoever accepts or attempts to obtain, or agrees to accept -
any gratification for himself or any other person; or
any restitution of property to himself or any other person,
in consideration of his concealing an offence, or of his screening any person from legal punishment for any offence, or of his not proceeding against any person for the purpose of bringing him to legal punishment, shall -
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if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years and fine:
if the offence is punishable with imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years and fine; and
if the offence is punishable with imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term not exceeding one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence.
fine or both.
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