'National penalties - offences against the administration of justice' in document 'Seychelles - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART II - CRIMES

Division II - Offences against the Administration of Lawful Authority

CHAPTER XI
Relating to the Administration of justice

106. Any person who, with intent to mislead any tribunal in any judicial proceeding -

(a) fabricates evidence by any means other than perjury or subornation of perjury; or

(b) knowingly makes use of such fabricated evidence,

is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.

PART II - CRIMES

Division II - Offences against the Administration of Lawful Authority

CHAPTER XI
Relating to the Administration of justice

109. Any person who, knowing that any book, document, or thing of any kind whatsoever, is or may be required in evidence in a judicial proceeding, wilfully removes or destroys it or renders it illegible or indecipherable or incapable of identification, with intent thereby to prevent it from being used in evidence, is guilty of a misdemeanour.


110. Any person commits a misdemeanour 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; or

(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.

PART II - CRIMES

Division II - Offences against the Administration of Lawful Authority

CHAPTER XI
Relating to the Administration of justice

114. (1) (f) attempts wrongfully to interfere with or influence a witness in a judicial proceeding, either before or after he has given evidence, in connection with such evidence; or

(g) dismisses a servant because he has given evidence on behalf of a certain party to a judicial proceeding; or

(h) wrongfully retakes possession of land from any person who has recently obtained possession by a writ of court; or

(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,is guilty of an offence, and is liable to imprisonment for three months.