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Laws of Malaysia
Act 574
(2) In this section “offence” includes any act committed at
any place out of Malaysia which if committed in Malaysia would
be punishable under any of the following sections, namely, 302,
304, 382, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 399, 402, 435, 436,
449, 450, 457, 458, 459 and 460, and every such act shall for
the purposes of this section be deemed to be punishable as if the
accused person had been guilty of it in Malaysia.
Exception—This provision shall not extend to any case in which the
harbour or concealment is by the husband or wife of the offender.
ILLUSTRATION
A, knowing that B, has committed gang-robbery, knowingly conceals
B in order to screen him from legal punishment. Here, as B is liable
to imprisonment for life, A is liable to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding three years, and is also liable to fine.
Taking gifts, etc., to screen an offender from punishment
213. Whoever accepts, or agrees to accept, or attempts to obtain
any gratification for himself or any other person, or any restitution
of property to himself or any other person, in consideration of
his concealing an offence, or of his screening any person from
legal punishment for any offence, or of his not proceeding against
any person for the purpose of bringing him to legal punishment
shall, if the offence is punishable with death, be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and
shall also be liable to fine; and if the offence is punishable with
imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment which may extend to
ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; and
if the offence is punishable with imprisonment not extending to
ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of imprisonment
provided for the offence or with fine or with both.
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