Section 165: Aiding prisoner charged with crime
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165. Aiding prisoner charged with crime
Si le détenu évadé était prévenu Where the party escaping is
ou accusé d’un crime ou condamné charged with, or accused, or conpour crime, la peine sera contre les victed of, a crime, the punishment,
préposés à sa garde ou conduite, en as regards the persons entrusted
cas de négligence, d’un emprison- with the custody or conveyance of
nement qui ne pourra excéder un an such party, shall, in the case of neget en cas de connivence, la peine ligence, be imprisonment for a term
sera une servitude pénale qui ne not exceeding one year and in the
pourra excéder 10 ans. case of connivance, the punishment
shall be penal servitude for a term
not exceeding 10 years.
[S. 165 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; amended by s. 8 (b) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008.]
[Issue 9] C57 – 42
Revised Laws of Mauritius
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- What is the penalty for a guard whose negligence or connivance lets a crime suspect escape?