Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 38
s 38 Issue of warrant in lieu of or in addition to summons
A Court may, in any case in which it is empowered to issue a summons for the appearance of any person, issue, after recording its reason in writing, a warrant for his arrest—
(a) if, either before the issue of summons or after the issue of the summons but before the time fixed for his appearance, the Court has reason to believe that he has absconded or will not obey the summons; or
(b) if at such time he fails to appear and the summons is proved to have been duly served in time to admit of his appearing in accordance therewith and no reasonable excuse is offered for such failure.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengeluaran waran sebagai ganti atau tambahan kepada saman
Mahkamah boleh, dalam apa-apa kes yang ia diberi kuasa untuk mengeluarkan saman bagi kehadiran mana-mana orang, mengeluarkan, selepas merekodkan sebabnya secara bertulis, waran untuk menangkapnya—
(a) jika, sama ada sebelum saman dikeluarkan atau selepas saman itu dikeluarkan tetapi sebelum masa yang ditetapkan bagi kehadirannya, Mahkamah mempunyai sebab untuk mempercayai bahawa dia telah melarikan diri atau tidak akan mematuhi saman itu; atau
(b) jika pada masa itu dia tidak hadir dan saman itu dibuktikan telah disampaikan dengan sewajarnya dalam tempoh masa yang membolehkannya hadir mengikut saman itu dan tiada alasan munasabah diberikan atas ketidakhadiran itu.
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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).
