Penal Code CAP 63▤
Stealing by persons in the public service
If the offender is a person employed in the public service and the thing stolen is the property of the Government, or came into th…
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Penal Code CAP 63▤
Stealing from the person; stealing goods in transit, etc.
If the theft is committed under any of the circumstances following, that is to say— (a) if the thing is stolen from the person of…
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Stealing fishing gear
If the thing stolen is fishing gear within the meaning of the Fisheries Act, 1988 (Cap. 378), the offender is liable to imprisonme…
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Stealing motor vehicle
If the thing stolen is a motor vehicle within the meaning of the Traffic Act (Cap. 403), the offender is liable to imprisonment fo…
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Stealing stock
If the thing stolen is any of the following things, that is to say, a horse, mare, gelding, ass, mule, camel, ostrich, bull, cow,…
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Stealing postal matter, etc.
If the thing stolen is postal matter or any chattel, money or valuable security contained in any postal matter, the offender is li…
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Stealing wills
If the thing stolen is a testamentary instrument, whether the testator is living or dead, the offender is liable to imprisonment f…
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General punishment for theft
Any person who steals anything capable of being stolen is guilty of the felony termed theft and is liable, unless owing to the cir…
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Husband and wife
A person who, while a man and his wife are living together, procures either of them to deal with anything which is, to his knowled…
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Theft by person having an interest in the thing stolen
When any person takes or converts anything capable of being stolen, under such circumstances as would otherwise amount to theft, i…
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Money received for another
When a person receives, either alone or jointly with another person, any money on behalf of another, the money is deemed to be the…
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Funds, etc., received by agents for sale
When a person receives, either alone or jointly with another person, any property from another on terms authorizing or requiring h…
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Funds, etc., held under direction
When a person receives, either alone or jointly with another person, any money or valuable security or a power of attorney for the…
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Special cases
(1) When a factor or agent pledges or gives a lien on any goods or document of title to goods entrusted to him for the purpose of…
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Definition of stealing
(1) A person who fraudulently and without claim of right takes anything capable of being stolen, or fraudulently converts to the u…
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Things capable of being stolen
(1) Every inanimate thing whatever which is the property of any person, and which is movable, is capable of being stolen. (2) Ever…
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Offences Under Part
Where it appears that any of the offences specified under this Part is committed for the purpose of exploitation, the person commi…
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Unlawful compulsory labour
Any person who unlawfully compels any person to labour against the will of that person is guilty of a misdemeanour.
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Punishment for wrongful confinement
Whoever wrongfully confines any person is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one year or to a fine of four…
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Kidnapping or abducting child under fourteen years with intent to steal from its person
Any person who kidnaps or abducts any child under the age of fourteen years with the intention of taking dishonestly any movable p…
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Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement kidnapped or abducted person
Any person who, knowing that any person has been kidnapped or has been abducted, wrongfully conceals or confines such person is gu…
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Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject to grievous harm, slavery, etc.
Any person who kidnaps or abducts any person in order that the person may be subjected, or may be so disposed of as to be put in d…
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Kidnapping or abducting with intent to confine
Any person who kidnaps or abducts any person with intent to cause that person to be secretly and wrongfully confined is guilty of…
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Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder
Any person who kidnaps or abducts any person in order that the person may be murdered, or may be so disposed of as to be put in da…
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