Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 199
s 199 Procedure on forfeiture of bond
(1) Whenever—
(a) it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court by which a bond under this Act has been taken; or
(b) when the bond is for appearance before a Court, it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court,
that such bond has been forfeited, the Court shall record the grounds of such proof and may call upon any person bound by such bond to pay the penalty thereof or to show cause why it should not be paid.
(2) If sufficient cause is not shown or such penalty is not paid, the person so bound shall be liable, by order of the Court which issued the warrant, to imprisonment in the civil prison for a term which may extend to six months.
(3) The Court may, at its discretion, remit any portion of the penalty mentioned, and enforce payment in part only.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the penalty, or any portion thereof, of any bond under this Act being recovered under the provisions of the law relating to civil procedure for the time being in force.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tatacara mengenai pelucuthakan bon
(1) Apabila—
(a) dibuktikan sehingga Mahkamah yang daripadanya suatu bon di bawah Akta ini telah diambil berpuas hati; atau
(b) jika bon itu adalah bagi kehadiran di Mahkamah, dibuktikan sehingga Mahkamah itu berpuas hati,
bahawa bon telah terlucuthak, Mahkamah itu hendaklah merekodkan alasan pembuktian itu dan boleh meminta mana-mana orang yang terikat dengan bon itu supaya membayar penaltinya atau menunjukkan sebab mengapa penalti itu tidak patut dibayar.
(2) Jika sebab yang mencukupi tidak ditunjukkan atau penalti itu tidak dibayar, orang yang terikat sedemikian boleh, dengan perintah Mahkamah yang mengeluarkan waran itu, dipenjarakan di dalam penjara sivil selama suatu tempoh yang boleh sampai enam bulan.
(3) Mahkamah boleh, menurut budi bicaranya, meremitkan mana-mana bahagian penalti yang disebut itu, dan menguatkuasakan pembayaran sebahagiannya sahaja.
(4) Tiada apa-apa jua dalam seksyen ini boleh disifatkan menghalang penalti, atau mana-mana bahagiannya, mana-mana bon di bawah Akta ini didapatkan di bawah peruntukan undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan tatacara sivil yang sedang berkuat kuasa.
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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).
