or may be required in evidence in a judicial proceeding, removes or destroys
it or renders it illegible or undecipherable or incapable of identification, with
intent thereby to prevent it from being used in evidence, commits an offence
and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.
103. Conspiracy to defeat justice and interference with witnesses.
Any person who—
(a) conspires with any other person to accuse any person falsely of
any crime or to do anything to obstruct, prevent, pervert or defeat
the course of justice;
(b) in order to obstruct the due course of justice, dissuades, hinders
or prevents any person lawfully bound to appear and give
evidence as a witness from so appearing and giving evidence, or
endeavours to do so; or
(c) obstructs or in any way interferes with or knowingly prevents the
execution of any legal process, civil or criminal,
commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
five years.
104. Compounding felonies.
Any person who asks, receives or obtains, or agrees or attempts to receive or
obtain, any property or benefit of any kind for himself or herself or any other
person upon any agreement or understanding that he or she will compound
or conceal a felony, or will abstain from, discontinue or delay a prosecution
for a felony, or will withhold any evidence thereof, commits a
misdemeanour.
105. Compounding penal actions.
Any person who, having brought or under pretence of bringing, an action
against another person upon a penal written law in order to obtain from him
or her a penalty for any offence committed or alleged to have been
committed by him or her, compounds the action without the order or consent
of the court in which the action is brought, or is to be brought, commits a
misdemeanour.
106. Advertisements for stolen property.
Any person who—
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