Section 273: Concealing corpse
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273. Concealing corpse
Quiconque aura recelé ou caché Any person who conceals or
le cadavre d’une personne homicidée hides the body of a person killed, or
ou morte des suites de coups ou having died from the effects of any
blessures, sera puni d’emprison- blow or wound, shall be punished by
nement et d’une amende qui imprisonment, and by a fine not exn’excèdera pas 100,000 roupies, ceeding 100,000 rupees, without
sans préjudice de peines plus graves, prejudice to any severer punishment
s’il a participé au crime. where the offender participated in
the crime.
[S. 273 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 (a) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008.]
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