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ResourcesTHAILAND CRIMINAL CODEBook2Specific Offences Title XII Offence Against Property Chapter 1 Offence of Theft and Snatching

Specific Offences Title XII Offence Against Property Chapter 1 Offence of Theft and Snatching

Page: 60

Section: 329 - 334

Section 329.- Whoever, in good faith, expresses any opinion or statement :

(1) By way of self-justification or defence, or for the protection of a legitimate interest ;

(2) In the status of being an official in the exercise of his functions ;

(3) By way of fair comment on any person or thing subjected to public criticism ; or

(4) By way of fair report of the open proceeding of any Court or meeting, shall not be guilty of defamation.

 

Section 330.- In case of defamation, if the person prosecuted for defamation can prove that the imputation made by him is true, he shall not be punished.

But he shall not be allowed to prove if such imputation concerns personal matters, and such proof will not be benefit to the public.

 

Section 331.- The party in a case or party's lawyer expressing opinion or statement in the proceeding of the Court in favour of his case, shall not be offence of defamation.

 

Section 332.- In case of defamation in which judgment is given that the accused is guilty, the Court may give order :

(1) To seize and destroy the defamatory matter or part thereof ;

(2) To publish the whole or part of the judgment in one or more newspapers once or several times at the expense of the accused.

 

Section 333.- The offences in this Chapter are compoundable offences.

If the injured person in the defamation dies before making a complaint, the father, mother, spouse or child of the deceased may make a complaint, and it shall be deemed that such person is the injured person.

 

TITLE XII

OFFENCE AGAINST PROPERTY

CHAPTER 1

OFFENCE OF THEFT AND SNATCHING

 

Section 334.- Whoever, dishonestly takes away any property of other person or which the other person to be co-owner to be said to commit the theft, shall be imprisoned not out of three years and fined not out of six thousand Baht.