PENAL CODE of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste aforementioned duties, the limits of the penalty shall be increased by one-third, where no heavier penalty is applicable by force of another legal provision. Article 148. Negligent offences against physical integrity 1. Any person who, by negligence, causes harm to the body or health of another person is punishable with up to 1 year imprisonment or a fine. 2. In the case of gross negligence, the penalty shall be up to 2 years imprisonment or a fine. 3. If the act results in serious bodily harm, the perpetrator shall be punishable with up to 3 years imprisonment or a fine. 4. Prosecution depends on the filing of a complaint. Article 149. Medical-surgical procedures and treatments 1. Medical procedures and other treatments that the state-of-the-art and medical experience show to be adequate and are performed or provided according to the leges artis by a medical professional or another legally certified person with a view to preventing, diagnosing, curing or reducing a disease, suffering, lesion or bodily fatigue or mental disorder are not considered bodily harm. 2. If the violation of the leges artis results in danger to the body, health or life of the patient, the perpetrator is punishable with imprisonment of up to 3 years or fine. 3. Prosecution depends on the filing of a complaint. Article 150. Offences caused by poisonous substances 1. Any person who causes harm to the body or health of another person by giving the same substances poisonous or harmful to his or her physical or mental health is punishable with up to 5 years imprisonment. 2. If any of the consequences provided in article 146 or the death of the victim occurs, the perpetrator is punishable with 2 to 6 years or 4 to 12 years imprisonment, respectively. Article 151. Reciprocal offences against physical integrity 1. Whenever two persons cause reciprocal harm to the body or health of the other, with neither acting in legitimate defense and none of the effects provided in article 146 nor the death of any intervening party occurring, the same are punishable with up to 2 years imprisonment or a penalty of fine. 2. Prosecution depends on the filing of a complaint. Article 152. Affray 1. Any person who intervenes or takes part in an affray involving two or more persons, which results in death or serious bodily harm, is punishable with up to 3 years imprisonment or a fine, if said results may not be imputed as being of malicious intent. 2. Participation in an affray is not punishable when the reason for said involvement is irreproachable, namely with the aim of responding to aggression, defending another person or attempting to separate the participants. Article 153. Mistreatment of a disabled person 1. Any person who has guardianship or custody, or is responsible for the education of a disabled person, even as a subordinate under employment, who is particularly vulnerable by reason of illness, advanced age, pregnancy, physical or mental 44