3. Offence of hostage taking &e
ප්රතිචාර සහ සහායනිල ඉංග්රීසි පරිවර්තනය. එය සිංහල හෝ දෙමළ පාඨයට වඩා වෙනස් නම් බලපවත්වන පාඨය කුමක්දැයි පනතේම සඳහන් වේ.
Any person who—
seizes or detains ; and
threatens to kill, or to injure, or to continue to detain,
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another person (hereinafter referred to as “the hostage’) in order to compel a third party, that is to say, any State, an
International Intergovernmental Organization, any person or group of persons, to do, or to abstain from doing, any act as an express or implied condition for the release of the hostage, shall be guilty of the offence of hostage taking.
Any person who—
attempts to commit ;
aids or abcts the commission of, the offence of hostage taking shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
In this subsection, “abet” has the same meaning as in section 100 and 101 of the Penal Code.
A person guilty of an offence under subsection () or subsection (2) of this section shall on conviction, after trial on indictment, by the High Court be punished with imprisonment for life.