Criminal Law Code as at 1st March 2007 (ii) paragraph (f) or (g) to a fine not exceeding level seven or imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or both; (iii) paragraph (b), (c) or (h) to a fine not exceeding level six or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or both. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), and without limiting that provision in any way⎯ (a) judicial proceedings are defeated when an innocent person is convicted or a guilty person escapes conviction or a plaintiff or applicant unjustly succeeds or a defendant or respondent unjustly fails to succeed; (b) judicial proceedings or the investigation of any crime are obstructed when the judicial proceedings or investigations are impeded or interfered with in any way. (3) Subsections (2) and (3) of section one hundred and eighty-three shall apply in relation to a false statement referred to in paragraph (d) of subsection (1) as they apply to a person who makes a statement upon oath. (4) If a person who has committed or is suspected of having committed a crime refuses to make a statement or point out anything to a police officer, that refusal shall not constitute the crime of defeating or obstructing the course of justice. 185 Escaping from lawful custody (1) Any person who, having been lawfully arrested and held in lawful custody and⎯ (a) not having yet been lodged in any prison; or (b) lodged in any prison; escapes or attempts to escape from such custody, shall be guilty of escaping from lawful custody and liable⎯ (i) if the crime was committed in any of the aggravating circumstances described in subsection (4)⎯ A. to a fine not exceeding level eleven or imprisonment for a period not exceeding seven years or both, where the person had not yet been lodged in any prison; or B. to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years where the person had been lodged in any prison; or (ii) in any other case⎯ A. to a fine not exceeding level ten or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years or both, where the person had not yet been lodged in any prison; or B. to imprisonment for a period not exceeding seven years, where the person had been lodged in any prison. (2) Any person charged as an accomplice to the crime of escaping from lawful custody, in that he or she secured the escape from lawful custody of a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1), or otherwise aided such person in escaping or attempting to escape from lawful custody, shall be liable⎯ - 107 -