73. A person who-
| (a) interferes with any witness summoned in any proceedings for bribery in or before a court or commission of inquiry, or |
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| (b) induces any such witness to refrain from giving evidence, or |
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| (c) threatens any such witness with injury to his body, mind or reputation in order to deter him from giving evidence, or |
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| (d) injures any such witness in body, mind or reputation in order to deter him from giving evidence., or |
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| (e) compels any such witness not to give evidence, |
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shall be guilty of an offence and shall, upon summary trial and conviction by a Magistrate, be liable to rigorous imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months and to a fine. |
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