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Section 170: Escaping from legal custody

Criminal Code · CHAPTER III: CRIMES AND MISDEMEANOURS AGAINST THE PUBLIC PEACE

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170. Escaping from legal custody A l’égard des détenus qui se se- Any prisoner who escapes or atront évadés ou qui auront tenté de tempts to escape, by breach of C57 – 43 [Issue 2] Criminal Code s’évader par bris de prison ou par prison or by violence, shall, for such violences, ils seront, pour ce seul act only, be punished by imprisonfait, punis d’un emprisonnement qui ment not exceeding one year, and ne pourra excéder un an, et subi- shall undergo such punishment imront cette peine immédiatement mediately after the expiry of that après l’expiration de celle qu’ils au- which he incurred for the crime or ront encourue pour le crime ou délit misdemeanour for which he was imà raison duquel ils etaient détenus, prisoned, or immediately after the ou immédiatement après l’arrêt ou decree or judgment which acquitted jugement qui les aura acquittés ou or absolved him from such crime or renvoyés absous du dit crime ou dé- misdemeanour, the punishment belit, le tout sans préjudice de plus for- ing without prejudice to any severer tes peines qu’ils auraient pu encourir punishment which he may have inpour d’autres crimes qu’ils auraient curred for any other crime which he commis dans leurs violences. may have committed in the course of such violence.

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