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Section 80: Arbitrary detention by public officer

Criminal Code · CHAPTER II: OFFENCES BY PUBLIC OFFICERS

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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 C57 – 21 [Issue 2] Criminal Code 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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