Section 171: Penalty not applicable in case of negligence of responsible officer
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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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Questions this section answers
- Does a guard avoid punishment for negligence if an escaped prisoner is recaptured within 4 months?