Section 159 - “Obstructing Sale of Property Offered for Sale by Lawful Authority
of Public Servant”: Whoever intentionally obstructs any sale of property
offered for sale by the lawful authority of any public servant as such
commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with
imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or with fine not
exceeding LS10 or with both.
Section 160 - “Illegal Purchase or Bid for Property Offered for Sale by Authority of
Public Servant”: Whoever at any sale of property held by the lawful
authority of a public servant as such purchases or bids for any property on
account of any person whether himself or any other, whom he knows to be
under a legal incapacity to purchase that property at that sale, or bids for
such property not intending to perform the obligations under which he lays
himself by such bidding, commits an offence and shall on conviction be
punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or with
fine not exceeding LS 10 or with both.
Section 161 - “Obstructing Public Servant in Discharge of Public Functions”:
Whoever voluntarily obstructs any public servant in discharge of his
public functions, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished
with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or with fine not
exceeding LS30 or with both.
Section 162 - “Omission to Assist Public Servant when Bound by Law to give
Assistance”: Whoever, being legally bound to render or furnish
assistance to any public servant in the execution of his public duty,
intentionally omits to give such assistance to any public servant in the
execution of his public duty, intentionally omits to give such assistance,
commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with
imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or with fine not
exceeding Ls.30 or with both.
Note :- See section 32, 94 and 108 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 2003.
Section 162(A)- “Contravention of Residence Order”: Whoever being legally
prohibited from residing in any Payam, or being legally ordered to reside
in any Payam intentionally disobeys any such prohibition or order,
commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or with fine not
exceeding Ls60 or with both.
Note:- See section 92 (d) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 2003.
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