Hungary

Criminal Code

SPECIAL PART

Chapter XV
Crimes Against the Purity of State Administration, the Administration of Justice and Public Life

Title VI
Crimes Against the Administration of Justice

Obstruction of Justice

Section 242/A

(1) Any person who attempts by force or threat of force to prevent another person in the free exercise of his lawful rights in a court or other judicial proceeding, or induces him to neglect his duties is guilty of obstruction of justice.

(2) When obstruction of justice is committed in connection with a criminal case, it is punishable by imprisonment not exceeding five years ; if the criminal case involves a crime that carries a life sentence, the punishment shall be imprisonment between two to eight years.

(3) When obstruction of justice is committed in connection with a civil case or with a disciplinary, infraction or arbitration case or any other judicial proceeding, the punishment shall be imprisonment not exceeding three years, and if the subject matter of the case involves substantial value or some other great interest, the punishment shall be imprisonment not exceeding five years.

Keywords

Offences against administration of justice
Corruptly influencing a witness, obstructing or interfering with the attendance or testimony of a witness, retaliating against a witness for giving testimony or destroying, tampering with or interfering with the collection of evidence
National penalties - offences against the administration of justice
National penalties - maximum penalty



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