Section 179: Purloining of document from place of public deposit
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179. Purloining of document from place of public deposit
(1) Any person who is convicted of the purloining, carrying off, or destruction specified in section 178 shall be punished by penal servitude for a
term not exceeding 20 years.
(2) Where such crime is committed by the depositary himself, he shall be
punished by penal servitude.
[S. 179 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 stealing or destroying documents kept in public archives?