Constitutional Movement

 

THE PENAL CODE

 

CONTENTS

 

CHAPTER I

 

INTRODUCTION

Sections

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Punishment of offences committed within the Union of Burma.

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Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within the Union of Burma.

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Extension of code to extra-territorial offences.

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Certain laws not to be affected by this code.

 

CHAPTER II

 

GENERAL EXPLANATIONS

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Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions.

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Sense of expression once explained.

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Gender.

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Number.

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"Man" "Woman"

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"Person."

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"Public."

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"Servant of the Government."

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"Government."

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"Judge."

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"Court of Justice."

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"Public Servant."

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"Moveable property."

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"Wrongful gain."  "Wrongful loss." Gaining wrongfully. Losing wrongfully.

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"Dishonestly."

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"Fraudulently."

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"Reason to believe."

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Property in possession of wife, Clark or servant

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"Counterfeit."

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"Document."

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"Valuable security."

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"A will."

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Words referring to acts include illegal omissions.

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"Act." "Omission."

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Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention.

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When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention.

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Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission

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Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence.

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Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences.

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"Voluntarily."

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"Offence."

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"Special law."

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"Local law."

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"Illegal." "Legally bound to do."

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"Injury."

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"Life."

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"Death."

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"Animal."

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"Vessel."

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"Year." "Month."

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"Oath."

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"Good faith.".

52A.

"Harbour."

 

CHAPTER III

 

OF PUNISHMENTS

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Punishments.

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Commutation of sentence of death.

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Commutation of sentence of transportation for life.

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Fractions of terms of punishment.

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Offenders sentenced to transportation, how dealt with until transported

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Transportation instead of imprisonment.

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Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple.

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Amount of fine.

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Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine.

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Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprison­ment and fine awardable.

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Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine.

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Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only.

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Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine.

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Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine.

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Fine leviable within six years, or during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from liability.

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Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences.

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Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judg­ment stating that it is doubtful of which.

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