Oman’s penal code has been updated with new punishments for offences

Oman's penal code, which aims to protect the rights and civil liberties of residents in the Sultanate, has been updated.

The new Penal Code was brought into force by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, when he signed Royal Decree Number 7/2018, after it had been ratified by the Council of Oman.
 

Institutions or individuals accused of selling rotten food could face up to 10 years in prison and pay a fine of OMR10,000, according to Oman’s new Penal Code which was issued on Sunday. The term can go up to 15 years in case of any death.

The newly introduced Oman Penal Code also protects civil liberties of residents in the country, with imprisonment of not less than three months and not exceeding three years for anyone who arrests a person, hinders or deprives a person of his liberty by any means contrary to the law.

In addition, it say that those who are found of guilty of kidnapping could go to jail for up to seven years.

Any person who kills a public official while performing his duty shall be sentenced to death, which can be replaced by imprisonment if he is pardoned by the victim's parents or blood relatives.

The individuals can also be sentenced to three to 10 years of jail for anyone transgressing against the God, prophets, the Holy Quran, the Islamic religion or other heavenly religions.