Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 99
99. No punishment shall be awarded for the mere act of the
assault or resistance mentioned in articles 96 and 98 against a ny
person who, although he shall have attempted to commence or sha ll
have actually commenced to act, sh all, at the first warning giv en by
the person assaulted or to whom resistance is offered, or by an y
public authority, desist from th e further commission of the cri me.
General
provisions.
Added by:
V .2014.8.
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