Syariah Penal Code · 2024 Revised Edition · Chapter IV · Chapter IV (General Offences) of Part 4 by the public generally, or by any number or group of persons exceeding ten, is guilty of an offence and liable
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Any person who, being a public servant, intending to facilitate, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate, the commission of an offence against Chapter IV (General Offences) of Part 4 which it is his duty as such public servant to prevent, voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design to commit that offence, or who makes any representation which he knows to be false respecting such design —
if that offence is committed, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to such fine as is provided for that offence, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one-half of the longest term or both; or
if that offence is not committed, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to such fine as is provided for that offence, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one-fourth of the longest term provided for that offence or both.
Illustration
A, a public servant being legally bound to give information of all designs to commit the sale of intoxicating liquor which may come to his knowledge, and knowing that B designs to sell intoxicating liquor, omits to give such information, with intent to facilitate the commission of that offence. Here, A, by an illegal omission concealed the existence of B’s design, and is liable to punishment according to the provisions of this section.
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