vol_4_4_chapter_4_part_III

CHAPTER 4: THE SHARIA PENAL CODES
(c) intentionally removes any such summons, notice or order from any place to
which it is lawfully affixed; or
(d) intentionally prevents the lawful making of any proclamation under the authority
of any public servant legally competent as such public servant to direct such
proclamation to be made,
shall be punished: 419
(i) with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with caning
which may extend to twenty lashes; 420 or
(ii) if the summons, notice, order or proclamation is to attend in person or by agent
or to produce a document in a court of justice, with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to six months or with caning which may extend to forty lashes. 421
308. Whoever, having been required by a summons, notice, order or proclamation
proceeding from any public servant 422 legally competent as such public servant to issue the
same to attend in person or by agent at a certain time and place, intentionally and without
reasonable cause refuses or omits to attend at the place and time or departs from that place
before the time at which it is lawful for him to depart, shall be punished with: 423
(a) a term of imprisonment which may extend to one month, or with caning which
may extend to twenty lashes; 424 or
(b) if the summons, notice, order or proclamation is to attend in person or by agent
in a court of justice, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or
with caning which may extend to thirty lashes. 425
309. Whoever, having been required by a summons, notice, order or proclamation
proceeding from a public servant 426 legally competent as such public servant to issue the
same to produce or deliver up any document or other thing, intentionally omits so to
produce or deliver up the same, shall be punished: 427
419 Kaduna does not divide the punishments into two sections, punishing all these offences with ta’azir.
420 PC: up to 1 month or up to £10 fine or both. Bauchi: up to 6 months and up to 20 lashes. Gombe,
Jigawa, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara: up to 1 month and up to 20 lashes. Kano, Katsina: up to 6
months and up to 40 lashes.
421 PC: up to 6 months up to £20 fine or both. Bauchi: up to 6 months and up to 20 lashes. Gombe,
Jigawa, Kebbi, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara: up to 6 months and up to 40 lashes. Kano, Katsina: up to 1
month and up to 20 lashes.
422 Kano, Katsina: “Whoever is required by a summons, notice, order or other legal process from any
public servant . . .”.
423 Kaduna does not divide the punishments into two sections, punishing all these offences with ta’azir.
424 PC: up to 1 month or up to £10 fine or both. Bauchi: up to 6 months and up to 10 lashes. Gombe,
Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Yobe, Zamfara: up to 1 month and up to 20 lashes. Kebbi: 1 month/fine/both
and up to 20 lashes. Sokoto: up to 3 months.
425 PC: up to 6 months or up to £20 fine or both. Bauchi: up to 6 months and up to 20 lashes. Gombe,
Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Yobe, Zamfara: up to 6 months and up to 30 lashes. Sokoto: up to 6 months.
Kebbi: up to 6 months or fine or both and up to 30 lashes.
426 Kano, Katsina: “Whoever is required by a summons, notice, order or other legal process from any
public servant . . .”.
427 Kaduna does not divide the punishments into two sections, punishing all these offences with ta’azir.
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