(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.