Section 76: Penalty not applicable to plotter in certain cases
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76. Penalty not applicable to plotter in certain cases
Seront exemptés des peines pro- Any offender, who before any
noncées contre les auteurs de com- plot or crime against the internal or
plots ou d’autres crimes attentatoi- external safety of the State has been
res à la sûreté intérieure ou extérieu- carried, or attempted to be carried
re de l’Etat, ceux des coupables qui, into execution, and before any
avant toute exécution ou tentative prosecution is commenced, is the
de ces complots ou de ces crimes, first to give to the authorities menet avant toutes poursuites commen- tioned in section 72 the information
cées, auront, les premiers, donné of such plot or crime and of its auaux autorités mentionnées â la sec- thor or of any accomplice, or who,
tion 72 connaissance de ces com- even after the commencement of a
plots ou crimes et de leurs auteurs prosecution, procures the arrest of
ou complices, ou qui, même depuis such author or accomplice, shall be
le commencement des poursuites, exempted from the punishment proauront procuré l’arrestation des dits nounced against the author of such
auteurs ou complices. plot or crime.
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Questions this section answers
- Can I avoid punishment for a plot against the State by reporting it before it happens or before I am prosecuted?