Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 233
233. (1) In the cases referred to in article 230( d), the offender
shall, on convictio n, be liable -
(a) in the case of grievous bodily harm, to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding one -third of that established
for the crime when not excusable;
(b) in the case of slight bodily harm committed by any of
the means referred to in art icle 217, to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding two months.
(2) In the cases referred to in sub-article (1) if the harm is slight
and is not committed by any of th e means referred to in article 217,
no punishment shall be awarded.
Admissibility of
excuse in case of
homicide or
bodily harm
caused to person
other than the
intended victim.
Amended by:
XI.1900.34.
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