Section 124: Extortion by public officer

124. Extortion by public officer (1) Tous fonctionnaires, tous of- (1) Any functionary, or public officiers publics, leurs commis ou pré- ficer, or any of their clerks or serposés, tous percepteurs des droits, vants, or any collector of duties, taxes, contributions, deniers, reve- taxes, contributions, money, public nus publics ou communaux, et leurs or municipal rents, or any clerk or commis ou préposés, qui se seront servant of such collector who shall rendus coupables du crime de con- be convicted of the crime of extorcussion ou d’exaction, en ordonnant tion or exaction, in ordering the levy de percevoir, ou en exigeant ou re- of or in exacting or receiving that cevant ce qu’ils savaient n’étre pas which he knew not to be due or to dû ou excéder ce qui était dû pour exceed what was due for duties, droits, taxes, contributions, deniers taxes, contributions, money or rent, ou revenus, ou pour salaires ou trai- or for wages or salary, tements, shall be punished as follows – such functionary or public officer by penal servitude for a term not exceeding 20 years, and such clerk or servant by imprisonment. (2) Les coupables pourraient de (2) The offender may, in addiplus, être condamnés à une amende tion, be sentenced to a fine not exqui ne pourra excéder la somme de ceeding 25,000 rupees. 25,000 roupies. [S. 124 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; amended by Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.] 125. – 133A. — [Ss. 125 to 133A repealed by s. 89 (b) of Act 5 of 2002 w.e.f. 1 April 2002.] 134. – 136. —