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Section 44: Any person who without lawful excuse—

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(a) intentionally insults a Local Court or Group Local Appeal Court in session or any member thereof; (b) intentionally interrupts the proceedings of any such Court; (c) refuses or neglects to comply with any lawful order of any such Court; (d) wrongfully refuses to vacate any land or give up possession of property to any person who has obtained judgment from any such Court for the recovery of possession of such land or property; (e) having the means to pay any sum by way of compensation or costs or otherwise in civil or criminal proceedings awarded against him by any such Court refuses or neglects after due notice to make such payment, in accordance with any order for payment, whether by instalments or otherwise; (f) refuses to obey a summons to appear before any such Court; shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month. [Margin: False evidence.]

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