Section 175: Breaking of seal relating to criminal proceedings
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175. Breaking of seal relating to criminal proceedings
Any person who wilfully breaks any seal affixed on papers or effects
specified in section 174, or participates in such breaking of seal, shall be
punished by penal servitude for a term not exceeding 10 years, or by imprisonment, and where he was the guardian of the papers or effects, he may be
punished by penal servitude for a term not exceeding 20 years.
[S. 175 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; amended by s. 8 (b) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008.]
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- What is the penalty for deliberately breaking a seal on criminal case papers?