Commentary on Sections: Part 4 Section 57: Assaulting and obstructing court security officers
138.This section provides that assaulting a court security officer in the execution of his duty is an offence punishable on summary conviction with a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or imprisonment for up to six months. It also provides that resisting or wilfully obstructing a court security officer in the execution of his duty is an offence punishable on summary conviction with a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.