Section 77: Abuse of authority by public officer

77. Abuse of authority by public officer Lorsqu’un fonctionnaire public, un Subject to section 78, where a agent ou un préposé du Gouverne- public functionary, an agent of, or ment, aura ordonné ou fait quelque person appointed by the Governacte arbitraire et attentatoire, soit à ment, orders or commits any arbila liberté individuelle, soit aux droits trary act, prejudicial either to indiciviques d’un ou de plusieurs indivi- vidual liberty, or to the civic rights of dus, soit à la Constitution de Mauri- one or more individuals, or to the ce, et qu’il n’aura pas justifié qu’il a Constitution of Mauritius, and does agi par ordre de son supérieur, pour not prove that he acted by order of des objets du ressort de celui-ci, il his superior, in matters within the sera condamné, competency of the latter, he shall be condemned, to imprisonment or to a fine not exceeding 25,000 rupees. [S. 77 amended by Act 29 of 1990; s. 3 of Act 12 of 2003; s. 8 (a) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]