Lesotho

Penal Code Act, 2010

PART I - GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Application
2. (4) Where a court in any trial considers that a charge is proved, but is of the opinion that, having regard to the character, age, health or mental condition of the accused and to the mitigating circumstances in which the offence was committed, it is inexpedient to inflict any punishment, the court may, with¬out proceeding to conviction, make an order dismissing the charge.

(5) Subsection (4) shall not apply in respect of any offence for which but for the factors therein mentioned, a court would impose a custodial punishment of six months or more.

Keywords

Sentencing - national proceedings
Determination of sentence - national proceedings
Mitigating factors - national proceedings



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