Penal Code (Amendment) Bill

This Act may be cited as the Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1973 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Section 147 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the expression “two years, or with fine, or with both” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “five years and shall also be liable to caning”.

Section 148 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the expression “three years, or with fine, or with both” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “seven years and shall also be liable to caning”.

Section 152 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the word “three” appearing in the last line thereof and substituting therefor the word “six”.

Paragraph (a) of section 304 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “fine” appearing in the third line thereof the words “or to caning”.

Subsection (1) of section 307 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “mentioned” appearing at the end thereof the words “and shall also be liable to caning”.

Section 324 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the word “three” appearing in the tenth line thereof and substituting therefor the word “five”.

Section 325 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “fine” appearing at the end thereof the words “or to caning”.

Section 331 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “fine” appearing at the end thereof the words “or to caning”.

Section 332 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the expression “three years, or with fine, or with both” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the expression “five years, or with fine, or with caning, or with any two of such punishments”.

Section 333 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “fine” appearing at the end thereof the words “or to caning”.

Section 382 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than three strokes”.

Section 385 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the word “two” appearing in the fourth line thereof and substituting therefor the word “five”.

Section 392 of the Penal Code is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —“Punishment for robbery

392. Whoever commits robbery shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and shall also be punished with caning with not less than four strokes; and if the robbery is committed between sunset and sunrise, the imprisonment may be extended to fourteen years and he shall also be punished with caning with not less than six strokes.”.

Section 393 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than four strokes”.

Section 394 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than six strokes”.

Section 395 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than six strokes”.

Section 396 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than ten strokes”.

Section 397 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to be caned” appearing in the fifth line thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than ten strokes”.

Section 399 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than six strokes”.

Section 400 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than six strokes”.

Section 401 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than four strokes”.

Section 402 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the words “liable to fine or to caning” appearing at the end thereof and substituting therefor the words “punished with caning with not less than four strokes”.

Section 411 of the Penal Code is hereby amended by deleting the word “three” appearing in the fourth line thereof and substituting therefor the word “five”.