(i)
commits any other act of intentional disrespect to any judicial
proceeding or to any person before whom such proceeding is
being had or taken,
commits a misdemeanour.
(2) When any offence against subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (i) is
committed in view of the court, the court may cause the offender to be
detained in custody, and at any time before the rising of the court on the same
day may take cognisance of the offence and sentence the offender to a fine
not exceeding one thousand shillings or in default of payment to
imprisonment for a period not exceeding one month.
(3) The provisions of this section shall be deemed to be in addition
to and not in derogation of the power of the High Court to punish for
contempt of court.
CHAPTER XI—RESCUES, ESCAPES AND OBSTRUCTING OFFICERS OF COURT
OF LAW.
108. Rescue.
(1) Any person who by force rescues or attempts to rescue from
lawful custody any other person—
(a) who is under sentence of death or imprisonment for life, or
charged with an offence punishable with death or imprisonment
for life, commits a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life;
(b) who is imprisoned on a charge or under sentence for any offence
other than those specified in subsection (1)(a) commits a felony
and is liable to imprisonment for seven years; and
(c) in any other case, commits a misdemeanour.
(2) If the person rescued is in the custody of a private person, the
offender must have notice of the fact that the person rescued is in such
custody.
109. Escape.
Any person who, being in lawful custody, escapes from custody commits a
misdemeanour.
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