Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 196
Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 196
s 196 Record of evidence in absence of accused
(1) If it is proved that an accused person has absented himself so that there is no immediate prospect of arresting him, the Court competent to try such person for the offence complained of may, in his absence, examine the witnesses, if any, produced on behalf of the prosecution and record their depositions.
(2) Any deposition recorded under subsection (1) may, on the arrest of such person, be given in evidence against him at the trial for the offence with which he is charged, if the deponent is dead or incapable of giving evidence or his attendance could be procured without any amount of delay, expense or inconvenience which under the circumstances of the case would be unreasonable.
Malay text (authoritative)
Rekod keterangan semasa ketidakhadiran tertuduh
(1) Jika dibuktikan bahawa seseorang tertuduh telah tidak menghadirkan diri sehingga tiada harapan untuk menangkapnya dengan serta-merta, Mahkamah yang kompeten untuk membicarakan orang itu atas kesalahan yang diadukan itu boleh, semasa
ketakhadirannya, memeriksa saksi-saksi, jika ada, yang dikemukakan bagi pihak pendakwa dan merekodkan deposisi mereka.
(2) Mana-mana deposisi yang direkodkan di bawah subseksyen (1) boleh, apabila orang itu ditangkap, diberikan sebagai keterangan terhadapnya pada perbicaraan kesalahan yang baginya dia dipertuduh, jika deponen itu telah mati atau tidak berupaya untuk memberikan keterangan atau kehadirannya tidak dapat diperoleh tanpa apa-apa kelengahan, perbelanjaan atau kesusahan yang dalam hal keadaan kes itu tidaklah munasabah.
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).
