Section 258: Unlawful arrest, detention and sequestration

258. Unlawful arrest, detention and sequestration (1) Ceux qui sans ordre des auto- (1) Any person who, without any rités constituées, et hors les cas où order from the constituted authorila loi ordonne de saisir les prévenus, ties, and except in cases where the auront arrêté, détenu ou séquestré law directs the arrest of accused des personnes quelconques, parties, detains, or sequesters any person, shall be punished by penal servitude for a term not exceeding 20 years and by a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees. (2) Quiconque aura prêté sciem- (2) Any person who knowingly ment un lieu pour exécuter la déten- lends a place for effecting such detion ou séquestration, subira les tention or sequestration, shall suffer mêmes peines. the like punishment. (3) (a) Notwithstanding sections 151 and 152 of the Criminal Procedure Act, where it is averred that the person sequestrated is a minor or a physically or mentally handicapped person, the person charged shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years. C57 – 69 [Issue 2] Criminal Code (b) Part X of the Criminal Procedure Act and the Probation of Offenders Act shall not apply to a person liable to be sentenced under paragraph (a). [S. 258 reprinted by Reprint 2 of 1983; amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 13 of 1998; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]