Crimes and Penalties Law — Article 317 — Article (317)
Book Two: Crimes and their Penalties · Part Two: Forgery of Documents: Article (251) · Chapter Three: Obstruction of Judicial Proceedings: Article (315)
A penalty of incarceration for a period not exceeding (6) six months or a fine not exceeding (5,000) five thousand AED shall be imposed on anyone who is legally bound to submit any document or any other object useful to establish an incident presented to the courts, but abstains therefrom in cases other than those permitted by the law.
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