Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 224
Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 224
s 224 Compensation where charge is groundless
Whenever any person causes a Religious Enforcement Officer or a police officer to arrest another person, if it appears to the Judge who takes cognizance of the case that there was no sufficient ground for causing such arrest, the Judge may award such compensation, not exceeding one hundred ringgit, to be paid by the person so causing the arrest to each person so arrested for his loss of time and any expenses incurred by him in the matter as the Judge shall think fit.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pampasan jika tuduhan tidak berasas
Apabila mana-mana orang menyebabkan seorang Pegawai Penguat Kuasa Agama atau pegawai polis menangkap seseorang lain, maka jika didapati oleh Hakim yang mengambil perhatian tentang kes itu bahawa tidak ada alasan yang mencukupi bagi menyebabkan penangkapan itu, Hakim boleh mengaward apa-apa pampasan, yang tidak melebihi seratus ringgit, yang hendaklah dibayar oleh orang yang menyebabkan penangkapan itu kepada setiap orang yang
ditangkap sedemikian kerana kerugian masa dan apa-apa perbelanjaan yang ditanggung olehnya dalam perkara itu sebagaimana yang difikirkan patut oleh Hakim itu.
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).
