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Section 219 — Public servant in a judicial proceeding making an order, etc., which he knows to be contrary to law

As in force on 1 March 2022.

Timeline 3 versions
  1. 30 March 1987 Enacted
  2. 1 March 2022 Act 23 of 2021
  3. 17 August 2026 Latest
Amended in force 1 March 2022 by Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2021
219.Public servant in a judicial proceeding making an order, etc., which he knows to be contrary to law

Whoever, being a public servant, corruptly or maliciouslywith intent to cause injury to any person, makes or pronounces in any stage of a judicial proceeding, any report, order, verdict or decision which he knows to be contrary to law, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 7 years, or with fine, or with both.