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Penal Code of Sri Lanka (Sections 1 to 490) Chapter Sections Covered Classification of offences CHAPTER I 1 -4 CHAPTER II 5 - 51 GENERAL EXPLANATIONS CHAPTER III 52 - 68 OF PUNISHMENTS CHAPTER IV 69 - 99 GENERAL EXCEPTIONS, OF THE RIGHT OF PRIVATE DEFENCE CHAPTER V 100 - 113 OF ABETMENT CHAPTER V A 113A - 113B OF CONSPIRACY CHAPTER VI 114 - 127
The legal system in Sri Lanka comprises collections of codified and uncodified forms of law, of many origins subordinate to the Constitution of Sri Lanka which is the highest law of the island. Its legal framework is a mixture of legal systems of Roman-Dutch law , English law , Kandian law , Thesavalamai and Muslim law .
The Nigerian Criminal Code is the apex codified law in Nigeria for criminal investigation, trial and punishment of criminals. It is derived from the Nigeria Criminal Code Act 1916, [1] Nigeria Penal Code Act 1960 [2] and other criminal laws enacted by Nigerian Parliament from time to time. The latest consolidated version of the code is ...
At present there are 72 judicial divisions in Sri Lanka. [2] It has jurisdiction of; criminal cases filed under the penal code and other laws within its jurisdiction. First mortem examinations. Post mortem examinations. Issue of Warrants of Judicial orders to arrest and produce suspected persons. Issue of search warrants.
Sri Lanka is a participant in the prostitution industry, and most consumers of the trade in the country are foreign travellers. [8] Nevertheless, most prostitution-related acts, such as prostitute trafficking and procuring are illegal. Prostitution has not become as severe an issue in Sri Lanka as compared to the situation in some neighbouring ...
Two Criminal Justice Commissions were formed, the first in 1972 to try the perpetrators of the 1971 JVP insurrection and the second in 1975 to prosecute exchange control offences. The CJC was a controversial legislation and was repealed in 1977 under the Criminal Justice Commissions (Repeal) Law, No. 12 of 1977. [3]
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The High Court in Sri Lanka is the only court which exercises the jurisdiction of the court of first instance and the appellate jurisdiction with both civil and criminal jurisdiction. Article 111 of the Constitution and section 4 of the Judicature Act , No. 2 of 1978 as amended by Act, No. 16 -1989 describes that The High Court must consist of ...