Article 416 — Undue Delay of Matters.

Any public servant who, with intent to obtain an advantage, directly or indirectly, from any person interested in a matter brought to his attention by reason of his responsibility or duty, or to benefit or injure any party interested in such matter, fails, without good cause, to decide on or delays the matter or abuses the interested party contrary to law, manuals or accepted office practices, shall, apart from the cases penalized as petty offer be punishable, according to the circumstances of case, with fine or simple imprisonment, or with rigorous imprisonment not exceeding five years.