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Section 171: Penalty not applicable in case of negligence of responsible officer

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

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171. Penalty not applicable in case of negligence of responsible officer Les peines d’emprisonnement The punishment of imprisonment établies aux sections 163 à 170 provided in sections 163 to 170 contre les conducteurs ou gardiens, against those entrusted with the en cas de négligence seulement, conveyance or custody of any priscesseront lorsque les évadés seront oner, shall, in the case of negligence repris ou représentés, pourvu que ce only, cease, on the party that had soit dans les 4 mois de l’évasion, et escaped being captured or produced, qu’ils ne soient pas arrêtés pour where that takes place within d’autres crimes ou délits commis 4 months of such escape and that postérieurement. such party has not been arrested for any other crime or misdemeanour committed subsequently.

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