CHAPTER 3
False Evidence, false oath and offences against Shari’ah and Law

80. Public servant committing unlawful act to mitigate person’s punishment

Every public servant who commits an unlawful act for the purposes of saving a person from punishment or to mitigate the sentence awarded in respect of an offence committed by that person, he shall be subjected to exile or imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding Mrf. 1,000.00.

Where any steps taken by public servants contrary to Law are suitable to facilitate prevention of punishment of an offender or mitigation of his punishment, such steps taken by public servants shall fall within the purview of this section. Any intentional alteration made by a public servant to a document of Shari ’ah or Law is also included within this Section.