Section 351: Destroying document
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351. Destroying document
Quiconque aura volontairement Any person who wilfully burns or
brûlé ou détruit, d’une manière quel- destroys, any register, minute or
conque, des registres, minutes ou original act of public authority, or
actes originaux de l’autorité publi- any deed, promissory note, bill of
que, des titres, billets, lettres de exchange, commercial or bank secuchange, effets de commerce ou de rity, containing or creating any oblibanque, contenant ou opérant obli- gation, condition or discharge,
gation, disposition ou décharge,
shall be punished by penal servitude for a term not exceeding 20 years, or by
imprisonment and by a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees.
[S. 351 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f.
6 December 2008.]
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