Section 2

The Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593] is amended in the First Schedule by inserting after the item relating to section 507a of the Penal Code [Act 574] and the particulars relating to it the following items and particulars:

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Penal

Code section

Offence

Whether the police may ordinarily arrest without warrant or not

Whether a warrant or a summons shall ordinarily issue in the first instance

Whether bailable or not

Whether compoundable or not

Maximum punishment under the

Penal Code

“507b

Causing harassment, distress, fear or alarm do.

do.

do.

do.

Imprisonment for three years, or fine, or both 507c

Causing harassment, distress, fear or alarm to a person likely to feel harassed, distressed, fear or alarmed do.

do.

do.

do.

Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both 507d(1)

Causing a person to believe that harm will be caused do.

do.

do.

do.

Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both 507d(2)

To provoke a person to cause harm do.

do.

do.

do.

Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both 507d(2)

If the person attempts to commit suicide or commits suicide do.

do.

Not bailable do.

Imprisonment for ten years, or fine, or both 507e

Publishing, etc., any identity information to cause harassment, distress, fear or alarm do.

do.

Bailable do.

Imprisonment for three years, or fine, or both

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Penal

Code section

Offence

Whether the police may ordinarily arrest without warrant or not

Whether a warrant or a summons shall ordinarily issue in the first instance

Whether bailable or not

Whether compoundable or not

Maximum punishment under the

Penal Code 507f(1)

Publishing, etc., any identity information to cause a person to believe that harm will be caused do.

do.

do.

do.

Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both 507f(2)

To facilitate the causing of harm do.

do.

do.

do.

Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both”.