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CILS HARMONISED SHARIA PENAL CODE ANNOTATED
(a) with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with caning
which may extend to twenty lashes; 428 or
(b) if the document is to be produced or delivered up to a court of justice, with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with caning which may
extend to thirty lashes or with fine. 429
310. Whoever, being legally bound 430 to give any notice or to furnish information on any
subject to any public servant as such, intentionally omits to give such notice or to furnish
such information in the manner and at the time required by law shall be punished: 431
(a) with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with caning
which may extend to twenty lashes or with fine; 432 or
(b) if the information which he is legally bound to give is in respect of the
commission of an offence or is required for the purpose of preventing the
commission of an offence or in order to arrest an offender, with imprisonment which
may extend to six months or with caning which may extend to thirty lashes or with
fine. 433
311. Whoever, being legally bound 434 to furnish information on any subject to any public
servant as such, furnishes as true information on the subject which he knows or has reason
to believe to be false, shall be punished: 435
(a) with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with caning
which may extend to thirty lashes or with fine; 436
(b) if the information which he is legally bound to give is in respect of the
commission of an offence or is required for the purpose of preventing the
commission of an offence or in order to arrest an offender, with imprisonment for a
428 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. Sokoto: up to 1 month and
fine. Kebbi: up to 1 month or fine or both and up to 20 lashes.
429 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
and fine. Kebbi: up to 6 months or fine or both and up to 30 lashes.
430 Kano, Katsina: “Whoever is legally bound . . .”.
431 Kaduna does not divide the punishments into two sections, punishing all these offences with ta’azir.
432 PC: up to 1 month or up to £10 fine or both. Bauchi: up to 6 months and up to 10 lashes. Gombe,
Jigawa, Katsina, Yobe, Zamfara: up to 1 month and up to 20 lashes. Kano: up to 6 months and up to
30 lashes. Sokoto: up to 3 months. Kebbi: up to 1 month or fine or both and up to 20 lashes.
433 PC: up to 6 months or up to £20 fine or both. Bauchi: up to 6 months and up to 20 lashes. Gombe,
Jigawa, Yobe, Zamfara: up to 6 months and up to 30 lashes. Kano, Katsina: up to 1 year and up to 40
lashes. Sokoto: up to 6 months or fine or both. Kebbi: up to 6 months or fine or both and up to 30
lashes.
434 Kano, Katsina: “Whoever is legally bound . . .”.
435 Kaduna does not divide the punishments into two sections, punishing all these offences with ta’azir.
436 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, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara: up to 6 months and up to 30 lashes. Kebbi: 6 months
or fine or both and up to 30 lashes.
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