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CHAPTER 4: THE SHARIA PENAL CODES
term which may extend to two years or with caning which may extend to forty lashes or with
fine. 448
321. Whoever, being legally bound to render or furnish assistance to any public servant in
the execution of his public duty, intentionally omits to give such assistance, shall be punished
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with caning which may
extend to thirty lashes or with fine. 449
322. Whoever being legally prohibited from residing in any district, or being legally ordered
to reside in any district, intentionally disobeys any such prohibition or order shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with caning
which may extend to thirty lashes or with fine. 450
323. Whoever, knowing that by an order promulgated by a public servant legally
empowered to promulgate such order he is directed to abstain from a certain act, or to take
certain action with respect to certain property in his possession or under his management,
disobeys such direction, shall: 451
(a) if such disobedience causes or tends to cause obstruction, annoyance or injury or
risk of obstruction, annoyance or injury to any person lawfully employed, be punished
with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with caning
which may extend to twenty lashes or with fine; 452
(b) if such disobedience causes or tends to cause danger to human life, health or
safety or causes or tends to cause riot or affray, shall be punished with imprisonment
for a term which may extend to six months or with caning which may extend to thirty
lashes or with fine; 453
324. Whoever holds out any threat of injury to any public servant or to any person in
whom he believes that public servant to be interested, for the purpose of inducing that
public servant to do any act or to forbear or delay to do any act connected with the exercise
of the public functions of such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment for a
term which may extend to two years or with caning which may extend to forty lashes or with
fine. 454
448 PC: up to 2 years or fine or both. Bauchi: up to 1 year and up to 40 lashes. Gombe, Jigawa, Kano,
Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara: up to 2 years and up to 40 lashes. Kebbi: up to 2 years or fine or
both and up to 40 lashes. Kaduna: ta’azir.
449 PC: up to 6 months or up £20 fine or both. Bauchi: up to 3 months and up to 10 lashes. Gombe,
Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Yobe, Zamfara: up to 6 months and up to 30 lashes. Sokoto: up to 6 months or
fine or both. Kebbi: up to 6 months or fine or both and up to 30 lashes. Kaduna: ta’azir.
450 PC: up to 6 months or up £50 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: up to 6
months or fine or both and up to 30 lashes. Kaduna: ta’azir.
451 Kaduna does not divide the punishments into two sections, punishing all these offences with ta’azir.
452 PC: up to 3 months or up £20 fine or both. Bauchi: up to 3 months and up to 10 lashes. Gombe,
Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara: up to 3 months and up to 20 lashes. Kebbi: up to 3
months or fine or both and up to 20 lashes.
453 PC: up to 6 months or up £50 fine or both. Bauchi, Katsina: up to 6 months and up to 20 lashes.
Gombe, Jigawa, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara: up to 6 months and up to 30 lashes. Kano: up to 6 months
and up to 40 lashes. Kebbi: up to 6 months or fine or both and up to 30 lashes.
454 PC: up to 2 years or fine or both. Bauchi, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Yobe, Zamfara: up to 2 years and
up to 40 lashes. Gombe, Sokoto: up to 1 year and up to 40 lashes. Kebbi: up to 2 years or fine or both
and up to 40 lashes. Kaduna: ta’azir.
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