Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 173
When any such offence as is described in section 211, 212, 213, 214, 215 or 216 is committed in the view or presence of any Court, the Court may cause the offender to be detained in custody and at any time before the rising of the Court on the same day may, if it thinks fit, take cognizance of the offence and sentence the offender to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit or to imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or to both.
Tatacara tentang kesalahan yang dilakukan di Mahkamah
Apabila mana-mana kesalahan yang diperihalkan dalam seksyen 211, 212, 213, 214, 215 atau 216 dilakukan dalam pandangan atau di hadapan mana-mana Mahkamah, Mahkamah itu boleh menyebabkan pesalah itu ditahan dalam jagaan dan pada bila-bila masa sebelum penangguhan persidangan Mahkamah pada hari yang sama boleh, jika difikirkannya patut, mengambil perhatian tentang kesalahan itu dan menghukum pesalah itu dengan hukuman denda tidak melebihi lima ratus ringgit atau pemenjaraan selama tempoh yang boleh sampai enam bulan atau kedua-duanya.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).