Section 156: Outrage against depository of public authority
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156. Outrage against depository of public authority
(1) L’outrage fait publiquement, (1) Any outrage committed pubd’une manière quelconque, dans licly, in any manner, whether against
l’exercice de leurs fonctions, ou à one or more members of the Cabinet
raison de leurs fonctions, soit à un or of the Assembly, or against a triou plusieurs membres du Cabinet ou bunal or Court or one or more Magisde l’Assemblée Nationale, soit à un trates, or a public functionary, or a
Tribunal ou à une Cour de Justice, minister of a religion recognised in
ou à un ou plusieurs Magistrats, soit Mauritius provided such outrage is
à un fonctionnaire public, soit à un committed against any of the aforeministre d’une religion reconnue à said, whilst acting in the exercise of
Maurice sera puni d’emprisonne- their functions, or on account of
ment, et d’une amende qui n’excè- such functions, shall be punished by
dera pas 100,000 roupies. imprisonment, and by a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees.
(2) Le même délit envers un as- (2) The like offence against an
sesseur ou un juré à raison de ses assessor or juryman on account of
fonctions, ou envers un témoin à his functions, or against a witness
raison de sa déposition, sera puni on account of his evidence, shall be
d’emprisonnement qui ne pourra ex- punished by imprisonment for a term
céder 5 ans, et d’une amende qui not exceeding 5 years, and by a fine
n’excèdera pas 100,000 roupies. not exceeding 100,000 rupees.
(3) S’il s’agit d’un officier minis- (3) Where the offence is against
tériel, ou d’un agent dépositaire de la a ministerial officer, or an agent of
force publique, la peine sera d’un the civil or military authorities, the
emprisonnement qui n’excèdera pas punishment shall be imprisonment
un an et d’une amende qui n’excè- for a term not exceeding one year,
dera pas 25,000 roupies. and a fine not exceeding 25,000
rupees.
[S. 156 replaced by Act 2 of 1983; amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36
of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]
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Questions this section answers
- What is the penalty for publicly insulting a Minister, MP, magistrate or public officer while they are doing their job?
- Is insulting a witness because of their testimony punished differently from insulting a judge?