Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 45

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45. Where two or more persons take part in the commission of a crime, any act committed by any of such persons, whether he be a principal or an accomplice, which may aggravate the crime, shal l only be imputable - (a) to the person who commits the act; (b) to the person with whose previous knowledge the act is committed; and (c) t o t h e p e r s o n w h o , b e i n g a w a r e o f t h e a c t a t t h e moment of its commission, and having the power to prevent it, does not do so. Accomplice liable to punishment independently of the principal.

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