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(2) A person who directly or indirectly by words written or spoken or by any act threatens any member of a commission of inquiry or any officer appointed under this Act, with any injury to his body, mind or reputation in order to deter him from the performance of his duty, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, upon summary trial and conviction by a Magistrate, be liable to a fine of not less than two hundred rupees and not more than five hundred rupees and, upon a second or subsequent conviction of an offence under this subsection shall, in addition to such fine, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. |
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(3) A person who causes injury to the body, mind or reputation of a member of a commission of inquiry or of any officer appointed under this Act, in order to deter him from the performance of his duty shall, upon summary trial and conviction by a Magistrate, be liable to rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months and to a fine. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts