Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 33

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33. Every person is exempt from criminal responsibility if at the time of the act or omission complained of, such person - (a) was in a state of insanity; or (b) was constrained thereto by an external force which he could not resist. Increase in punishment for offences committed by prisoners in prison. Added by: XIII.2005.3. Cap. 446. Cap. 260.

← Art. 32 Art. 33A →

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