Penal Code

122. Rescue

Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force

122. Rescue

(1)Any person who by force rescues or attempts to rescue from lawful custody any other person—

(a)is, if the last-named person is under sentence of death or imprisonment for life, or charged with an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for life; and

(b)is, if the other person is imprisoned on a charge or under sentence for any offence other than those specified above, guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years; and

(c)is, in any other case, guilty of a misdemeanour.

(2)If the person rescued is in the custody of a private person, the offender must have notice of the fact that the person rescued is in such custody.

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Source: Kenya Law