Botswana

Penal Code

PENAL CODE OF BOTSWANA

PART I - General Provisions

General Rules as to Criminal Responsibility (ss 6-20)

19.Person not to be punished twice for same act or omission

A person cannot be punished twice either under the provisions of this Code or under the provisions of any other law for the same act or omission, except in the case where the act or omission is such that by means thereof he causes the death of another person, in which case he may be convicted of the offence of which he is guilty by reason of causing such death, notwithstanding that he has already been convicted of some other offence constituted by the act or omission.

Keywords

Ne bis in idem



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