Penal Code CAP 63▤
Destruction, etc., of statutory documents
(1) Any person who, knowingly and without lawful authority or excuse, destroys, mutilates, defaces, alters, abandons or fails to p…
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Undermining authority of public officer
Any person who, without lawful excuse, the burden of proof whereof shall lie upon him, utters, prints, publishes any words, or doe…
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Disobedience of lawful orders
Everyone who disobeys any order, warrant or command duly made, issued or given by any court, officer or any person acting in any p…
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Disobedience of statutory duty
Everyone who wilfully disobeys any written law by doing any act which it forbids, or by omitting to do any act which it requires t…
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False information to person employed in the public service
Whoever gives to any person employed in the public service any information which he knows or believes to be false, intending there…
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Neglect of official duty
Every person employed in the public service who wilfully neglects to perform any duty which he is bound either by common law or by…
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Frauds and breaches of trust by persons employed in the public service
(1) Any person employed in the public service who, in the discharge of the duties of his office, commits any fraud or breach of tr…
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Obstructing court officers
Any person who wilfully obstructs or resists any person lawfully charged with the execution of an order or warrant of any court is…
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Removal, etc., of property under lawful seizure
Any person who, when any property has been attached or taken under the process of authority of any court, knowingly, and with inte…
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Aiding escape
Any person who— (a) aids a prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from lawful custody; or (b) conveys anything or causes any…
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Escape
Any person who, being in lawful custody, escapes from that custody is guilty of a misdemeanour.
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Order or consent to be proven
The results of any test or analysis carried out on a sample obtained from a DNA sampling procedure within the meaning of section 1…
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Suspect may volunteer
(1) Nothing in section 122A shall be construed as preventing a suspect from undergoing a procedure by consent, without any order h…
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Suspect to comply with order
Where a suspect in respect of whom an order has been made under section 122A resists compliance with the order, members of the pol…
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Senior police officer may order DNA sampling procedure on suspect
(1) A police officer of or above the rank of inspector may by order in writing require a person suspected of having committed a se…
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Rescue
(1) Any person who by force rescues or attempts to rescue from lawful custody any other person— (a) is, if the last-named person i…
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Offences relating to judicial proceedings
(1) Any person who— (a) within the premises in which any judicial proceeding is being had or taken, or within the precincts of the…
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Advertisements for stolen property
Any person who— (a) publicly offers a reward for the return of any property which has been stolen or lost, and in the offer makes…
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Compounding penal actions
Any person who, having brought, or under pretence of bringing, an action against another person upon a penal law in order to obtai…
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Compounding felonies
Any person who asks, receives or obtains, or agrees or attempts to receive or obtain, any property or benefit of any kind for hims…
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Conspiracy to defeat justice and interference with witnesses
Any person who— (a) conspires with any other person to accuse any person falsely of any crime or to do anything to obstruct, preve…
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Destroying evidence
Any person who, knowing that any book, document or thing of any kind whatsoever is or may be required in evidence in a judicial pr…
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Deceiving witnesses
Any person who practises any fraud or deceit, or knowingly makes or exhibits any false statement, representation, token or writing…
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False swearing
Any person who swears falsely or makes a false affirmation or declaration before any person authorized to administer an oath or ta…
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