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Section 337: Hindering judicial sale

Criminal Code · CHAPTER II: OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY

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337. Hindering judicial sale (1) Ceux qui dans les adjudica- (1) Any person who at the adjutions de la propriété, de l’usufruit ou dication of the property, usufruct, or de la location des choses mobilières lease of any property, or of any unou immobilières, d’une entreprise, dertaking, supply, work, or engaged’une fourniture, d’une exploitation ment, impedes the freedom of any ou d’un service quelconque, auront judicial sale, or of any tender, by entravé la liberté des enchères ou des assault, violence or threat whether soumissions, par voies de fait, violen- before or during such sale or tender, ces ou menaces, soit avant soit pen- shall be punished by imprisonment dant les enchères ou les soumissions, for a term not exceeding one year, seront punis d’une peine and by a fine not exceeding d’emprisonnement qui ne pourra ex- 100,000 rupees. céder un an, et d’une amende qui n’excèdera pas 100,000 roupies. (2) La même peine aura lieu (2) The like punishment shall be contre ceux qui, par dons ou promes- applied to any person who by gift or ses, auront écarté les enchérisseurs. promise, prevents any person from bidding. [S. 337 amended by Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]

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