Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 3
3. (1) Every offence gives rise to a criminal actio n and a civil
action.
(2) The criminal action is prosecuted before the courts of
criminal jurisdiction, and the punishment of the offender is th ereby
demanded.
(3) The civil action is prosecuted before the courts of civil
jurisdiction, and compensation for the damage caused by the
offence is thereby demanded.
Nature of
criminal action.
Amended by:
L.N. 46 of 1965;
LVIII.1974.68;
XXVII.1975.2;
III.2002.2.
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