FLOGGING.
No. 3 of 1903. 1631
3. Where any person is convicted before the Supreme Court-
Court may award flogging in certain cases.
(1) of any crime, and was, at the time of the commission thereof, armed with any offensive weapon or instrument; or
(2) of any felony not punishable with death, committed after two previous convictions for felony, and the sentence for each of which has been at least six months imprisonment with hard labour; or
No. 2 of 1865.
(3) of any crime made punishable under sections 20, 44 or 45 of the Offences against the Person Ordinance, 1865; or
Ordinance No. 5 of 1865.
(4) of the crime of stealing any chattel, money, or valuable security from the person of any woman or child; or
(5) of any crime made punishable under sections 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, or 36 of the Larceny Ordinance, 1865; or
(6) of any crime made punishable under section 4 of the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897; or
(7) of piracy; or
(8) of indecent assault; or
(9) of any crime made punishable under section 4 of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900.
the court may, in addition to any other punishment awarded for such crime, direct that the offender, if a male, be flogged once.
Ordinance No. 4 of 1897.
Ordinance No. 2 of 1900.
4.-(1) In the case of any crime made punishable under section 31 of the Larceny Ordinance, 1865, or under section 4 of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, where the punishment of flogging is awarded by the Supreme Court on an offender whose age exceeds sixteen years, the following provisions shall have effect:--
Conditions under which flogging may be awarded and inflicted.
Ordinances Nos. 5 of 1865 and 2 of 1900.
(a) the sentence shall prescribe the number of strokes to be inflicted;
(b) the number of strokes shall not exceed twenty-four, and the instrument used shall be either the instrument commonly known as the "cat", or else a birch, as the court, in its sentence, may specify;
(c) the flogging shall be inflicted in prison and within six months of the sentence.
* As amended by No. 11 of 1914 and No. 10 of 1923. † As amended by No. 10 of 1923.
FLOGGING.
No. 3 of 1903. 1631
3. Where any person is convicted before the Supreme Supreme Court-
Court may award
certain cases.
*
(1) of any crime, and was, at the time of the commission flogging in thereof, armed with any offensive weapon or instrument; or (2) of any felony not punishable with death, committed after two previous convictions for felony, and the sentence for each of which has been at least six months imprisonment with hard labour; or
No. 2 of 1865.
(3) of any crime made punishable under sections 20, 44 or 45 of the Offences against the Person Ordinance, 1865; or Ordinance
(4) of the crime of stealing any chattel, money, or valuable security from the person of any woman or child; or
(5) of any crime made punishable under sections 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, or 36 of the Larceny Ordinance, 1865; or
(6) of any crime made punishable under section 4 of the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897; or
(7) of piracy; or
(8) of indecent assault; or
(9) of any crime made punishable under section 4 of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900.
the court may, in addition to any other punishment awarded for such crime, direct that the offender, if a male, be flogged
once.
Ordinance No. 5 of 1865.
Ordinance No. 4 of 1897.
Ordinance No. 2 of 1900.
4.-(1) In the case of any crime made punishable under Conditions section 31 of the Larceny Ordinance, 1865, or under section 4 under which
flogging may of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1900, where the be awarded punishment of flogging is awarded by the Supreme Court and inflicted. on an offender whose age exceeds sixteen years, the following Ordinances provisions shall have effect:--
t
Nos. 5 of 1865 and
(a) the sentence shall prescribe the number of strokes to be 2 of 1900. inflicted;
(b) the number of strokes shall not exceed twenty-four, and the instrument used shall be either the instrument com- monly known as the "cat", or else a birch, as the court, in its sentence, may specify;
(c) the flogging shall be inflicted in prison and within six months of the sentence.
* As amended by No. 11 of 1914 and No. 10 of 1923. † As amended by No. 10 of 1923.
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