Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 177
Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 177
s 177 Refusal to give evidence
If any witness before a Court refuses to give evidence or answer such questions as are put to him or to produce any document in his possession or power which the Court requires him to produce, and does not offer any reasonable excuse for such refusal, such Court may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, sentence him to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven days, unless in the meantime such person consents to give evidence or to be examined and to answer such questions or to produce the document; but if his persisting in his refusal, he may be dealt with according to section 173 or 175 notwithstanding any sentence he may have undergone under this section.
Malay text (authoritative)
Keengganan untuk memberikan keterangan
Jika mana-mana saksi di hadapan sesuatu Mahkamah enggan memberikan keterangan atau menjawab apa-apa soalan yang dikemukakan kepadanya atau enggan mengemukakan apa-apa dokumen dalam milikan atau kuasanya yang dikehendaki oleh Mahkamah supaya dikemukakan olehnya, dan tidak memberikan apa-apa sebab yang munasabah bagi keengganan itu, Mahkamah itu boleh, atas sebab-sebab yang hendaklah direkodkan secara bertulis, menghukumnya dengan hukuman pemenjaraan selama apa-apa tempoh yang tidak melebihi tujuh hari, melainkan jika dalam masa itu orang itu bersetuju untuk memberikan keterangan atau diperiksa dan menjawab soalan itu atau mengemukakan dokumen itu; tetapi jika dia terus enggan, dia boleh diperlakukan mengikut seksyen 173 atau 175 walau apa pun apa-apa hukuman yang mungkin telah dijalaninya di bawah seksyen ini.
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).
