Explanation:A prisoner or prisoner of war, who is permitted to be at large on his parole
within certain limits in the New Sudan, is said to escape from lawful
custody if he goes beyond the limits within which he is allowed to be at
large.
Section 102 “Breach of Official Trust Defined”: Any person who, by reason or by
means of his employment as a public servant or of his holding any
contract with the New Sudan Authority or by reason or by means of his
employment by any person holding any such contract, acquires any
information in respect of which he is under an obligation of secrecy,
express or implied, and at any time communicates or attempts to
communicate such information to any person to whom the same ought not
to be communicated is said to commit a breach of official trust.
Section 103 “Breach of Official Trust”: Whoever commits a breach of official trust
shall:(a) if the communication is made or attempted to be made to the
agent of a foreign Government or a Non Governmental
Organization, shall on conviction be punished with
imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years and may
also be liable to a fine;
(b) in any other case be punished with imprisonment for a term not
exceeding two years or with fine or with both.
Section 103(A) “Obtaining Information in Breach of Official Trust”: Whoever
intentionally obtains any information knowing or having reason to believe
that the disclosure of such information would be in contravention of
section 102 shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term
not exceeding two years or with fine or with both.
Section 103(B) “Disclosure and Receipt of Official Information or Documents”:
(1)
(a)
Whoever, having in any manner acquired any secret or confidential
information as to the affairs of the New Sudan without lawful authority
or excuse discloses or attempts to disclose such information to any person;
and;
(b) Whoever, having in any manner acquired any public or official
writing or document, whether or not the same is secret or confidential,
which is the property of or was in the possession of the New Sudan,
without lawful authority or excuse transfers or attempts to transfer
such writing or document, or any copy or production thereof or an
extract there from, to any person, shall:-
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