Section 80: Arbitrary detention by public officer
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80. Arbitrary detention by public officer
Les gardiens et concierges des Any gaoler or keeper of a gaol,
maisons de dépot, d’arrêt ou de pei- prison or house of correction, who—
ne qui—
(a) auront reçu un prisonnier (a) receives a prisoner withsans mandat ou juge- out warrant or sentence,
ment, ou qui auront re- or who refuses, upon
fusé, sur sa réquisition, demand, to deliver to
de lui délivrer une copie the prisoner a copy of
de l’ordre en vertu du- the order under which
quel le prisonnier leur the prisoner was delivaura été remis; ered over to him;
(b) auront retenu le prison- (b) detains or refuses to pronier ou auront refusé de duce the prisoner to any
le représenter à tout of- judicial or police officer
ficier de justice ou de entitled to demand the
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police ayant qualité pour appearance of the prisen exiger la représenta- oner, without proving a
tion, sans justifier de la prohibition from the Didéfense du Directeur des rector of Public ProsecuPoursuites Publiques; tions;
(c) auront refusé d’exhiber (c) refuses to exhibit his
leurs registres à tout of- register to any judicial or
ficier de justice ou de police officer,
police judiciaire,
shall commit the offence of arbitrary detention and shall, on conviction, be
liable to imprisonment or to a fine not exceeding 25,000 rupees.
[S. 80 amended by Act 29 of 1990; s. 8 (a) of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.]
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- What is the penalty for a gaoler who holds a prisoner without a warrant or refuses to produce them?