Sentence examples for * penal offence from inspiring English sources

They also argued that the crime of which he was accused was not technically a penal offence.

Led by Franco Coppi, a lawyer specialised in cassation appeals who successfully defended former prime minister Giulio Andreotti against charges of mafia ties, they also argued that the crime of which he was accused was not technically a penal offence.

"Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence".

The real frequency of attempted suicide is thought to be under-reported due to a poor reporting system and the social taboos and legal ramifications (attempted suicide is a punishable offence under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code) connected to suicide [ 12, 15].

We defined crimes as all offences in the penal code, except traffic offences.

"They were remanded for four days for further investigation for alleged offence or offences under the penal code.

As already mentioned, because deliberately perpetrating a crime is more deplorable than doing so through negligence, Schedule 1 sets out a penal hierarchy in which offences involving intentionally falsified medicines generally are punished more severely than offences involving negligently substandard ones.

The government banned it that year by ministerial decree, and in 2008 added it to the penal code as a criminal offence.

Under section 505(c) of the Penal Code, it is an offence to make, publish or circulate any statement, rumour or report in written, electronic or other media with an intent to incite, or which is likely to incite, any class or community of persons to commit any offence against any other class or community of persons.

The four who have been arrested in Malaysia will face charges under the national penal code, and the alleged offences do not have any connection to the earthquake.

The center admitted both young people that were awaiting trial or had been convicted for offences (e.g., penal placements) and young people that were at risk for deteriorating in their behavioral and/or emotional problems (e.g., civil placements).