CHAPTER 3
False Evidence, false oath and offences against Shari’ah and Law

85. Interruption of lawful judicial or legal proceedings

a. Whoever commits an act that is likely to interrupt or cause inconvenience to judicial or legal proceedings lawfully being conducted (except committing assault on the judge, person in his office or his officer) and does that act in contravention of Law and with intention or after having given a warning shall be subjected to a fine not exceeding Mrf. 500.00.

b. Where any act specified in Sub-section a. was committed intentionally involving assault on the
judge, his officer or staff, the offender shall be subjected to exile or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding Mrf. 1,000.00.

c. Where any acts specified in Sub-section a. was committed intentionally involving assault on the judge, or judges the offender shall be subjected to exile or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding Mrf. 1,500.00

d. Where an act specified in Sub-section a., b. and c. were committed being armed with a sword, a gun, sharp object or any other thing which if used as a weapon of offence can be likely to cause death of a person, then the offence mentioned in each of those Sub-sections shall be multiplied by three times and so shall be multiplied the punishment given in respect thereof.

Article 70
Offences against the administration of justice
1. The Court shall have jurisdiction over the following offences against its administration of justice when committed intentionally:
(d) Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court for the purpose of forcing or persuading the official not to perform, or to perform improperly, his or her duties