Section 39A: Culpable omission

39A. Culpable omission (1) Quiconque pouvant empêcher (1) Any person who is able to par son action immédiate, sans ris- take prompt action, without risk to que pour lui ni pour les tiers, soit un himself or to a third party, so as to fait qualifié crime, soit un délit prevent the commission of a crime, C57 – 9 [Issue 1] Criminal Code contre l’intégrité corporelle de la per- or a misdemeanour which is an ofsonne, s’abstient volontairement de fence against persons, and who willa faire, fully fails to do so, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 10,000 rupees and by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. (2) Quiconque s’abstient volon- (2) Any person who wilfully tairement de porter à une personne omits to provide to a person in danen peril l’assistance que, sans risque ger such assistance as he could, pour lui ni pour les tiers, il pouvait lui without any risk to himself or to a porter, soit par son action person- third party, provide to that person by nelle soit en provoquant un secours, his own intervention or by calling for help, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 10,000 rupees and by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. (3) Subsection (2) shall be in addition to and not in derogation from section 140 of the Road Traffic Act. [S. 39A inserted by s. 3 of Act 24 of 2006.]