OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE
191. Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or by an express provision of law to state the truth, or being bound by law to make a declaration upon any subject, makes any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, is said to give fates evidence.
Explanation .1– A statement is within the meaning of this section whether it is made verbally or otherwise.
Explanation .2– A false statement as to the belief of the person attesting is within the meaning of this section, and a person may be guilty of giving false evidence by stating that he believes a thing which he does not believe, as well as by stating that he knows a thing which he does not know.
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(a) A, in support of a just claim which B has against Z for one thousand rupees, falsely swears on a trial that he heard Z admit the justice of B’s claim. A has given false evidence.
(b) A, being bound by an oath to state the truth, states that he believes a certain signature to be the handwriting of Z when he does not believe it to be the handwriting of Z. Here A states that which he knows to be false, and therefore gives false evidence.
(c) A, knowing the general character of Z’s handwriting, states that he believes a certain signature to be the handwriting of Z, A in good faith believing it to be so. Here A’s statement is merely as to his belief, and is true as to his belief, and therefore, although the signature may not be the handwriting of Z, A has not given false evidence.
(d) A, being bound by an oath to state the truth, states that he knows that Z was at a particular place on particular day, not knowing anything upon the subject, A gives false evidence whether Z was at that place on the day named or not.
(e) A, an interpreter or translator, gives or certifies as a true interpretation or translation of a statement or document, which he is bound by oath to interpret or translate truly, that which is not and which he does not believe to be a true interpretation or translation. A has given false evidence.
192. Whoever causes any circumstance to exist or makes any false entry in any book or record, or makes any document containing a false statement, intending that such circumstance, false entry of false statement may appear in evidence in a judicial proceeding, or in a proceeding taken by law before a public servant as such, or before an arbitrator, and that such circumstance, false entry or false statement, so appearing in evidence, may cause any person who in such proceeding is to form an opinion upon the evidence to entertain an erroneous opinion touching any point material to the result of such proceeding, is said “to fabricated false evidence.”
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(a) A puts jewels into a box belonging to Z with the intention that they may be found in that box, and that this circumstance may cause Z to be convicted of theft. A has fabricated false evidence.
(b) A makes a false entry in his shop book for the purpose of using it as corroborative evidence in a Court of Justice. A has fabricated false evidence.
(c) A, with the intention of causing Z to be convicted of a criminal conspiracy, writes a letter in Imitation of Zs handwriting, purporting to be addressed to an accomplice in such criminal conspiracy, and puts letter in a place which he knows that the officers of the police are likely to search. A has fabricated false evidence.
193. Whoever intentionally gives false evidence in any stage of a judicial proceeding, or fabricates false evidence for the purpose being used in any stage of a judicial proceeding, shall be punished with imprisonment of either ~escr1pt1on for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine:
and whoever intentionally gives or fabricates false evidence in any other case shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation. 1.– A trial before a Court-martial is a judicial proceeding.
Explanation 2.– An investigation directed by law, preliminary to a proceeding before a Court of Justice, is a stage of judicial proceeding, though that investigation may not take place before a Court of Justice.
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A, in an enquiry before a Magistrate for the purpose of ascertaining whether Z ought to be committed for trial, makes on oath a statement which he knows to be false. As this enquiry is a stage of a judicial proceeding, A has given false evidence.
Explanation. 3.– An investigation directed by a Court of Justice according to law, and conducted under the authority of a Court of Justice is a stage of a judicial proceeding, though that investigation may not take place before a Court of Justice.
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A, in an enquiry before an officer deputed by a Court of Justice to ascertain on the spot the boundaries of land, makes on oath a statement which he knows to be false. As this enquiry is a stage of a judicial proceeding, A has given false evidence
194. Whoever gives or fabricates false evidence, intending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, any person to be convicted of an offence which is capital by the law of the Union of Burma [***]1 shall be punished with transportation for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine;
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1Omitted by the Union of Burma (Adaptation of Laws) Order, 1948.
and if an innocent person be convicted and executed in consequence of such false evidence, the person who gives such false evidence shall be punished either with death or the’ punishment herein before described.
195. Whoever gives or fabricates false evidence intending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, any person to be convicted of an offence which by the law of the Union of Burma [* * *]1 is not capital, but punishable with transportation for life, or imprisonment for a term of seven years or upward, shall be punished as a person convicted of that offence would be liable to be punished.
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A gives false evidence before a Court of Justice, intending thereby to cause Z to be convicted of a dacoity. The punishment for dacoity is transportation for life, or rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, with or without fine. A, therefore, is liable to such transportation or imprisonment, with or without fine.
196. Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true or genuine evidence any evidence which he knows to be false or fabricated shall be punished in the same manner as if imprisonment, with or without fine.
197. Whoever issues or signs any certificate required by law to be given or signed, or relating to any fact of which such certificate is by law admissible in evidence, knowing or believing that such certificate is false in any material point, shall be punishable in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.
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1. Omitted by the Union of Burma (Adaptation of Laws) Order, 1948.
198. Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use any such certificate as a true certificate, knowing the same to be false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.
199. Whoever, in any declaration made or subscribed by him, which declaration any Court of Justice, or any public servant or other person, is bound or authorized by law to receive as evidence of any fact, makes any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to true, touching any point material to the object for which the declaration is made or used, shall be punished in the same manner as if be gave false evidence.
200. Whoever corruptly uses or attempts to use as true any such declaration, knowing the same to be false in any material point, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.
Explanation.– A declaration which is inadmissible merely upon the ground or some informality is a declaration within the meaning of sections 199 and 200.
201. Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, causes any evidence of the commission of that offence to disappear, causes any evidence of the commission of that offence to disappear, with the intention of screening the offender from legal punishment, or with that in~ention gives any information r ence which he knows or believes to be false,
shall, if the offence with be knows or believes to have been committed is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
and if the is punishable with transportation for life, ot~ with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which., may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine;
and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for any term not extending to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of the imprisonment provided, for the offence, or with fine, or with both.
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A, knowing that B has murdered Z, assists B to hide the body with the intention of screening B from punishment. A is liable to imprisonment of either description for seven years, and also to fine,
202. Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, intentionally omits to give any information respecting that offence which he le~al1y’ bound to give, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.
203. Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, gives any information respecting that offence which he knows or believes to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Explanation.– In sections 201 and 202 and in this section the word “offence” includes any act committed at any place out of the Union of Burma, which if committed in the Union of Burma, would be punishable under any of the following sections, namely, 302, 304, 382, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 402, 435, 436, 449, 450, 457, 458, 459 and 460.
204. Whoever secretes or destroys any document which he may be lawfully compelled to produce as evidence in a Court of Justice,, or in any proceeding lawfully held before a public servant as such, or obliterates or renders illegible the whole or any part of such, or obliterates or renders illegible the whole or any part of such document with the intention of preventing the same from being produced or used as evidence before such Court or public servant as aforesaid, or after he shall have been lawfully summoned or required to produce the same for that purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
205. Whoever falsely personates another, and in such assumed character makes any admission or statement, or confesses judgment, or causes any process to be issued or becomes bail or security, or does any other act in any suit or criminal prosecution, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
206. Whoever fraudulently removes, conceals, transfers or delivers to any person any property or any interest therein, intending thereby to prevent that property or interest therein from being taken as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a fine under a sentence which has been pronounced, or which he knows to be likely to be pronounced, by a Court of Justice or other competent authority, or from being taken in execution of a decree or order which has been made, or which he knows to be likely to be made, by a Court of Justice in a civil suit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
207. Whoever fraudulently accepts, receives or claims any property or any interest therein, knowing that he has no right or rightful claim to such property or interest, or practises any’ deception touching any right to any property or any interest therein, intending thereby to prevent that property or interest therein from being taken as a forfeiture or in satisfaction of a fine under a sentence which has been pronounced, or which he knows to be likely to be pronounced, by a Court of Justice or other competent authority, or from being taken in execution of a decree or order which has been made, or which he knows to be likely to be made, by a Court of Justice in a civil suit, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description from a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
208. Whoever fraudulently causes or suffers a decree or order to be passed against hit~ at the suit of any person for a sum not due, or for a larger sum than is due to such person, or for any property or interest in property to which such person is not entitled, or fraudulently causes or suffers a decree or order to be executed against him after it has been satisfied, or for anything in respect of which it has been satisfied, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
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A institutes a suit against Z. Z, knowing that A is likely to obtain a decree against him fraudulently suffers a judgment to pass against him for larger amount at the suit of B, who has no just claim against him in order that B, either on his own account or for the benefit of Z, may share in the proceeds of any sale of Z’s property which may be made under A’s decree. Z has committed an offence under this section.
209. Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to injure or annoy any person, makes in a Court of Justice any claim which he knows to be false shall be punished with imprisonment of either description from a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine.
210. Whoever fraudulently obtains a decree or order against any person or a sum not due, or for a larger sum than is due, or for any property or interest in property to which he is not entitled, or fraudulently causes a decree or order to be executed against any person after it has been satisfied or for anything in respect of which it has been satisfied, or fraudulently suffers or permits any such act to be done in his name, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
211. Whoever, with intent to cause injury to any person, institutes or cause to be instituted any criminal proceeding against that person, or falsely charges any person with having committed an offence, knowing that there is not just or lawful ground for such proceeding or charge against that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
and if such criminal proceeding be instituted on a false charge of an offence punishable with death, transportation for life, or imprisonment for seven years or upwards, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend t6 seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
212. Whenever an offence has been committed, whoever harbours or conceals a person whom he knows or has real son to believe to be the offender, with the intention of screening him from legal punishment,
shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine;
and if the offence is punishable with transportation for. life , or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine;
and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year, and not to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both.
“Offence” in this section includes any -act committed at any place out of the Union of Burma, which, if committed in the Union of Burma, would be punishable under any of the following sections, namely 302, 304, 382, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 402, 435, 436, 449, 450, 457, 458, 459 and 460;
and every such act shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be punishable as if the accused person had been guilty of it in the Union of Burma.
Exception.– This provision shall not extend to any case in which the harbour or concealment is by the husband or wife of the offender.
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A, knowing that B has committed decoity, knowingly conceals B in order to screen him from legal punishment. Here, as B is liable to transportation for life, A is liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding three years, and is also liable to fine.
213. Whoever accepts or attempts to obtain; or agrees to accept, any gratification for himself or any other person, or any restitution of property to himself or any other persttn, in consideration of his concealing an offence or of his screening any person from legal punishment for any offence, or of his not proceeding against any person for the purpose of bringing him to legal punishment.
shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine;
and if the offence is punishable with transportation for-~ life, or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine;
and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment not extending to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both.
214. Whoever gives or causes, or offers or agrees to give or cause, any gratification to any person, or to restore or causes the restoration of any property to any person, in consideration of that person’s concealing an offence, or of his screening any person from legal punishment for any offence, or of his not proceeding against any person for the purpose of bringing him to legal punishment,
shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine;
and if the offence is punishable with transportation for life, or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine;
and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment
extending to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of] the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both.
Exception.– The provision of sections 213 and 214 do not extend to any case in which the offence may lawfully be compounded.
215. Whoever takes or agrees or consents to take any gratification under pretence or on account of helping any person to recover any moveable property of which he shall have been deprived by any offence punishable under this Code shall, unless he uses all means in his power to cause the offender to be apprehended and convicted of the offence, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
216. Whenever any person convicted of or charged with an offence, being in lawful custody for that offence, escapes from such custody, or whenever a public servant, in the exercise of the lawful powers of such public servant, orders a certain person to be apprehended for an offence, whoever, knowing of such escape or order for apprehension, harbours or conceals that person with the intention of preventing him from being apprehended, shall be punished in the manner following, that is to say.
if the offence for which the person was in custody or is ordered to be apprehended is punishable with death, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine;
if the offence is punishable with transportation for life, or imprisonment for ten years, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, with or without fine;
and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year, and not to ten years, he shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of the imprisonment provided for such offence, or with fine, or with both.
“Offence” in this section includes also any act or omission of which a person is alleged to have been guilty out of the Union of Burma which, if he had been guilty of it in the Union of Burma, would have been punishable as an offence, and for which he is, under any law relating to extradition [* * ‘or otherwise, liable to be apprehended or detained in custody in the Union of Burma, and every such act or omission shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be punishable as if the accused person had been guilty of it in the Union of Burma.
Exception.– This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour or concealment is by the husband or wife of the person to be apprehended.
216A. Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that any persons are about to commit or have recently committed robbery or dacoity, harbours them or any of them, with the intention of facilitating the commission of such robbery or dacoity, or of screening them, or any of them from punishment, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation.– For the purposes of this section it is immaterial whether the robbery or dacoity is intended to be committed, or has been committed, within or without the Union of Burma.
Exception.– This provision does not extend to the case in which the harbour is by the husband or wife of the offender.
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1. Omitted by the Union of Burma (Adaptation of Laws) Order, 19
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217. Whoever, being a public servant, knowingly disobeys any direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant, intending thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or subject him to a less punishmentthan that to which he is liable, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or any charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
218. Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant charged with the preparation of any record or other writing, frames that record or writing in a manner which he knows to be incorrect, with intent to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby to save, loss or injury to the public or to any person, or with intent thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or other charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
219. Whoever, being a public servant, corruply or maliciously makes or pronounces, in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict or decision which he knows to be contrary to law shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
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1. Repealed by Act XX, 1950.
220. Whoever being in any oice which gives him legal authority to commit persons for trial or to confinment , or to keep persons in conflnment, con-upty or maliciously commits any person for trial or confinment, or keeps any person in confinment, keep any person in confinment, in the exercise of that authority, knowing that is doing he is acting contrary to law, shall be punished with may extend to with imprisonment of either description for either descriptions for a terms which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
221. Whoever, being a public servant, legally bounds as such public servant to apprehend or to keep in confinement any person charged with or liable to be apprehended for an offence, intentionally omits to apprehend such person, or intentionally, aids such person in escaping or attempting ro escape from such confinment, shall be punished as follows, that is to say
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, with or without fine, if the person in confinment, or who ought to have been apprehended, was charge with, or liable to be apprehended for, an offence punishable with death ; or
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, with or without fine, if the person in confinment, or who ought to have been apprehended, was charged with , or liable to be apprehended for, an offence punishable with transportation for life or imprisonment for a term which may extended to ten years ; or
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, with or without fine, if the person in confinment, or who ought to have been apprehended, was charged with , or liable to be apprehended for, an offence punishable with transportation for life or imprisonment for a term which may extended to ten years ; or
222. Whoever, being a public servant, legally bounds as such public servant to apprehend or to keep in confinement any person under sentence of a Court of Justice for any offence or lawfully committed to custody, intentionally omits to apprehend such person, or intentionally, suffers such person to escape, or intentionally aids such person in escaping or attempting to escape from such confinment, shall be punished as follows, that is to say
with transportation for life or with imprisonment of either description for ~ term which may extend to fourteen years, with or without fine, if the person in confinment, or who ought to have been apprehended, is under sentence of death; or
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, with or without fine, if the person in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended, is subject, by a sentence of a Court of Justice, or by virtue of a commutation of such sentence, to transportation for life [* * *] or to transportation [* * * ]1 or imprisonment for a term 01 een years or upwards ; or
with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both, if the per-? son in confinement, or who ought to have been apprehended, is subject, by a sentence of a Court of Justice, t& imprisonment for a term not extending to ten years or if the person was lawfully committed to custody.
223. Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to keep in confinement any person charged with or convicted of any offence or lawfully committed to custody, negligently suffers such person to escape from confinement, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
224. Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or legal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of himself for any offence with which he is charged or of which he has been convicted, or escapes for attempts to escape from any custody in which he is lawfully detained for any such offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Explanation. — The punishment in this section is in addition to the punishment for which the. person to be apprehended or detained in custody was liable for the offence with he was charged, or of which he was convicted.
225. Whoever intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of any other person for an offence, or rescues or attempts to rescue any other person from, any custody in which that person is lawfully detained for an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both;
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1The words “or penal servitude for life” and “or penal servitude” were omitted by the Union of Burma (Adaptation of Laws) Order, 1948.
or, if the person to be apprehended, or the person rescued or attempted to be rescued, is charged with or liable to be apprehended for an offence punishable with transportation for life or imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment or either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine;
or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is charged with or liable to be apprehended for an offence punishable with death, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine;
or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is liable under the sentence of a Court of Justice, or by virtue of a commutation of such a sentence, to transportation for life, or to transportation, [**]1 or imprisonment, for a term often years or upwards, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine;
or, if the person to be apprehended or rescued, or attempted to be rescued, is under sentence of death, shall be punished with transportation for life or imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
225A. Whoever, being a public servant legally bound as such public servant to apprehend, or to keep in confinement; any person in any case not provided for in section 221, section 222 or section 223, or in any other law for the time being in force, omits to apprehend that person or suffers him to escape from confinement, shall be punished-
(a) if he does so intentionally, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and
(b) if he does so negligently, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
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1. The words “penal servitude’ were omitted by the Union of Burma (Adaptation of Laws) Order, 1948.
225B. Whoever, in any case not provided for in section 224 or section 225 or in any other law for the time being force, intentionally offers any resistance or illegal obstruction to the lawful apprehension of himself or of any other person, or escapes or attempts to escape from any custody in which he is lawfully detained, or rescues or attempts to rescue any other per-son from any custody in which that person is lawfully detained, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.
226. Whoever, having been lawfully transported, returns from such transportation, the term of such transportation not having expired and his punishment not having been remitted, shall be punished with transportation for life, and shall also be liable to fine, and to be imprisoned with rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years he before he is transported.
227. Whoever, having accepted any conditional remission of punishment, knowingly violates any condition on which such remission was granted shall be punished with the punishment to which he was originally sentenced, if he ha~ already suffered no part of that punishment, and if he has suffered any part of that punishment, then with so much of that punishment as he has not already suffered.
– Whoever is convicted of absconding in violation of a condition a remission of punishment under this section shall, in addition to the punishment prescribed by this section, be punished by the convicting Magistrate with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year.
228. Whoever intentionally offers any insult, or causes any interruption to any public servant, while such public servant is sifting in any state of a judicial proceeding, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both:
229. Whoever, by personation or otherwise, shall intentionally cause, or knowingly suffer himself to be returned empanelled or sworn as a juryman or assessor in any case in which he knows that he is not entitled by law to be so returned, empanelled or sworn, or, knowing himself to have been so returned, empanelled or sworn contrary to law, shall voluntanly serve on such jury or as such assessor shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
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