Tanzania, United Republic of

Code of Criminal Law

PART II
CRIMES

Division II. – Offences against the Administration of Lawful Authority.

CHAPTER XI
OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

114A. Preventing or obstructing service or execution of process Ord. No. 5 1961 s. 6

Any person who–

(a) wilfully obstructs or knowingly prevents or in any way interferes with or resists the service upon himself or any other person of any summons, notice, order, of warrant or other process issued by a court for service on himself or such other person, as the case may be ;
(b) wilfully obstructs or knowingly prevents or in any way interferes with or resists the execution of any summons, notice, order, warrant or other process issued by a court, or any person lawfully charged with its execution ; or
(c) absconds in order to avoid being served with any summons, notice, order, warrant or other process issued by a court, commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for
a term not exceeding one year.

Keywords

Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court
National penalties - offences against the administration of justice
National penalties - maximum penalty



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