Section 139
Criminal liability after discharge or composition
Where a debtor has been guilty of any criminal offence, he shall not be exempt from being proceeded against therefor by reason that he has obtained his discharge or that a composition or scheme of arrangement has been accepted or approved.
Trial of offences 140.
(1)
Criminal proceedings in respect of any offence contrary to the provisions of section 129(1), 130(1), 13 1, 132, 133(1), 134(1), 135, 136(1) or 137 shall not be instituted after one year from the first discovery thereof either by the Official Receiver or by the trustee in the bankruptcy or in the case of proceedings instituted by a creditor, by the creditor, nor in any case shall they be instituted after 3 years from the commission of the offence.
(2)
In an indictment for an offence under this Act, it shall be sufficient to set forth the substance of the offence charged in the words of this Act specifying the offence, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, without alleging or setting forth any debt, act of bankruptcy, trading, adjudication, or any proceedings in, or order, warrant or document of, the
Court acting under this Act.
Evidence as to fraud by agents 141.
A statement or admission made by any person in any compulsory examination or deposition before the Court on the hearing of any matter in bankruptcy shall not be admissible as evidence against that person in any proceedings in respect of any of the offences punishable under sections 406,
407, 408, 409 and 477A of the Penal Code (Chapter 22) (which sections relate to criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts).
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