243. Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance

Any person who, being bound by law to render assistance to any public servant in the execution of his duty, intentionally omits to give such assistance is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or both.

If any person mentioned in subsection (1) intentionally omits to give such assistance demanded of him by a public servant legally competent to make such demand for the purpose of executing any summons lawfully issued by the Court, preventing the commission of any offence, suppressing a riot or affray at a public place, or of apprehending any accused person or a person who commits an offence or of having escaped from lawful custody, he is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding