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Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)

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First Schedule

36. Refusing to answer questions or produce documents or giving false evidence at preliminary investigation, summary trial or board of inquiry

 

 

(1) Any person who—
(a) having been duly summoned or warned to attend as a witness before a preliminary investigation, summary trial or board of inquiry, fails to attend or to remain in attendance until authorized to leave;
(b) being present at a preliminary investigation, summary trial or board of inquiry after having been duly summoned or warned to attend as a witness, fails, refuses to be sworn or to affirm;
(c) when giving evidence at a preliminary investigation, summary trial or board of inquiry, refuses to answer any questions which in law he could be compelled to answer, or refuses or fails to produce any document or thing in his possession or under his control which in law he could be compelled to produce; or
(d) uses threatening or insulting language at a preliminary investigation, summary trial or board of inquiry or wilfully causes a disturbance or interruption thereat or wilfully commits any other act calculated or likely to bring the recording officer, trial officer or board of inquiry into contempt, ridicule or disrepute,

shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months.

 

(2) Any person who at any board of inquiry, preliminary investigation or summary trial under this Code wilfolly gives false evidence, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year.

 


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