Section –163 “Disobedience to Order Duly Promulgated by Public Servant”:
Whoever, knowing that by an order promulgated by a public servant
lawfully empowered to promulgate such order he is directed to abstain
from a certain act, or to take certain order with certain property in his
possession or under his management, disobeys such direction, shall if such
disobedience causes or tends to cause obstruction, annoyance or injury to
any person lawfully employed, commits and offence and shall on
conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one
month or with fine not exceeding LS20 or with both; and if such
disobedience causes or tends to cause danger to human life, health or
safety or causes or tends to cause a riot, be punished with imprisonment
for a term not exceeding six months or with fine not exceeding LS60 or
with both.
Section 164 - “Threat of Injury to Public Servant”: Whoever holds out any threat of
injury to any public servant or to any person, in whom he believes that
public servant to be interested, for the purpose of inducting that public
servant to do any act or to forbear or delay to do any act connected with
the exercise of the public functions of such public servant, commits an
offence and shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term
not exceeding two years or with fine or with both.
Section 165 - “Threat of Injury to Induce Person to Refrain from Applying for
Protection to Public Servant”: Whoever holds out any threat of injury to
any person for the purpose of inducing that person to refrain or desist from
applying for protection against any injury to any public servant legally
empowered as such to give such protection or to cause such protection to
be given, commits an offence and shall on conviction, be punished with
imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or with fine or with both.
Section 166 - “Intentional Insult or Interruption to Public Servant Sitting in
Judicial Proceeding”: Whoever intentionally offers any insult or causes
any interruption to any public servant while such public servant is sitting
in any stage of a judicial proceeding, 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.
CHAPTER 15.
FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES RELATING
TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
Note:- As to sanction necessary before taking cognizance of certain
offences under this Chapter, see section 130 of the Criminal Procedure
Act, 2003.
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