Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 237

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237. Where in an accidental affray a homicide or bodily harm is committed and it is not known who is the author thereof, eac h person who shall have taken an active part against the deceased or the person injured shall, on conviction, be liable - (a) in the case of homicide, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years; (b) in the case of a grievous bodily harm producing the effects mentioned in article 218, to imprisonment for a term not exceed ing one year; (c) in the case of a grievous bodily harm without the effects mentioned in article 218, to imprisonment for a term not exceedi ng three months; (d) in the case of a slight bodily harm, to the punishments established for contraventions: Provided that, in the case of homicide, the person or persons who shall have inflicted on the party killed a bodily h arm from which death might have ensued, shall, on conviction, be li able to imprisonment for a term from five to twelve years. Provoking tumult or affray for the purpose of committing homicide or causing a bodily harm. Added by: XI.1900.35.

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