Section 22: Other offences

22. Other offences Any person who— (a) having been released on bail— (i) fails to surrender to custody or to appear before a Court as and when required; (ii) commits an offence other than an offence punishable only by a fine; (iii) interferes with a witness, tampers with evidence or otherwise obstructs the course of justice, in relation to him or to any other person; or (iv) breaches any other condition imposed on him for his release on bail; (b) having stood as a surety, fails to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the person for whom he stood as surety— (i) surrenders to custody; (ii) appears before a Court as and when required; or (iii) complies with any other condition imposed for his release on bail; (c) leaves Mauritius in breach of an order made under Part V; (d) contravenes this Act in any other manner, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 50,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years. [S. 22 amended by s. 10 of Act 34 of 2011 w.e.f. 1 January 2012.]