Section 123: Embezzlement and larceny of deed by public officer
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123. Embezzlement and larceny of deed by public officer
(1) Tout juge, administrateur, (1) Any judge, administrator,
fonctionnaire ou officier public qui functionary, or public officer, who
aura détruit, supprimé, soustrait ou destroys, suppresses, embezzles or
détourné les actes et titres dont il purloins any deed or title, of which
était dépositaire en cette qualité ou he may, in such capacity, be the dequi lui auront été remis ou communi- positary, or which may have been
qués à raison de ses fonctions, delivered or communicated to him by
virtue of his functions,
shall be punished by penal servitude for a term not exceeding 20 years.
(2) Tous agents, préposés ou (2) Any agent, clerk or servant
commis, soit du Gouvernement, soit whether of the Government, or of a
des dépositaires publics qui se seront public depositary, who shall be conrendus coupables des mêmes faits, victed of the like offence, shall be
seront soumis à la même peine. subject to a like punishment.
[S. 123 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; amended by s. 8 (b) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008.]
[Issue 2] C57 – 34
Revised Laws of Mauritius
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- What is the penalty for a judge or public officer who destroys or embezzles a deed entrusted to them?