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or declared to be simple larceny or punishable as simple larceny, or of any assault occasioning actual bodily harm, or of any indecent assault the Magistrate may make the order specified in paragraph (c) of this section in addition to any other punishment to which the offender is liable.
87. A Magistrate may sentence any offender convicted of a felony or any offence declared to be a misdemeanor to be publicly exposed in the stocks for any period not exceeding 6 hours in lieu of the whole or any part of any punishment to which the offender is liable. Provided that this power shall not be exercised in relation to the offences specified in section 16 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1884, section 5 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1893 or sub-sections (2), (3), or (4) of section 23 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1896.
88. On the conviction of any person of any offence by which injury or loss to person or property has accrued, the convicting Magistrate may order the offender to pay to the person aggrieved reasonable compensation, not exceeding 50 dollars, in addition to any fine or punishment to which he is sentenced.
89. If any person behaves in an insulting manner or uses any threatening or insulting expression to, or concerning, or in the presence of a Magistrate when acting in the discharge of any magisterial duty, the Magistrate may summarily sentence the offender to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 2 months, or to a fine not exceeding 50 dollars.
90. If it appears to a Magistrate-
(1) that any charge or complaint was maliciously preferred without reasonable or probable cause, the Magistrate may on the application of the person against whom the charge or complaint was made, order the complainant to pay to such person reasonable compensation not exceeding 50 dollars: Provided that the award of any such compensation shall be a bar to any civil proceeding for damages by reason of such charge or complaint having been made;
* As amended by No. 1 of 1909, No. 1 of 1912, No. 8 of 1912 and No. 43 of 1912.
As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 1 of 1912 and No. 2 of 1912. As amended by No. 1 of 1909, No. 1 of 1912, No. 2 of 1912 and No. 43 of 1912 Supp. Sched.