Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 64
s 64 Religious Enforcement Officer may require bond for appearance of complainant and witnesses
(1) If upon an investigation made under this Chapter, it appears to the officer making such investigation that there is sufficient evidence or reasonable ground of suspicion to justify the commencement or continuance of criminal proceedings against any person, such officer shall require the complainant, if any, and so many of the persons who appear to such officer to be acquainted with the circumstances of the case, as he thinks necessary, to execute a bond to appear before a Court therein named and give evidence in the matter of the charge against the accused.
(2) The officer in whose presence the bond is executed shall send it to the Court.
(3) If any complainant or witness refuses to execute such bond, such officer shall report such refusal to the Court which may thereupon, in its discretion, issue a summons or warrant to secure the attendance of such complainant or witness before itself to give evidence in the matter of the charge against the accused.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pegawai Penguat Kuasa Agama boleh menghendaki bon kehadiran pengadu dan saksi
(1) Jika berdasarkan suatu penyiasatan yang dibuat di bawah Bab ini, didapati oleh pegawai yang membuat penyiasatan itu bahawa ada keterangan yang mencukupi atau alasan yang menimbulkan syak yang munasabah yang mewajarkan prosiding jenayah dimulakan atau diteruskan terhadap mana-mana orang, pegawai itu hendaklah menghendaki pengadu itu, jika ada, dan seberapa banyak orang lain yang didapati oleh pegawai itu mengetahui hal keadaan kes itu, sebagaimana yang difikirkannya perlu, menyempurnakan suatu bon
untuk hadir di hadapan Mahkamah yang disebut dalamnya dan memberikan keterangan dalam perkara pertuduhan terhadap tertuduh.
(2) Pegawai yang di hadapannya bon itu disempurnakan hendaklah menghantar bon itu kepada Mahkamah.
(3) Jika mana-mana pengadu atau saksi enggan menyempurnakan bon itu, pegawai itu hendaklah melaporkan keengganan itu kepada Mahkamah yang boleh sesudah itu, menurut budi bicaranya, mengeluarkan suatu saman atau waran untuk memastikan kehadiran pengadu atau saksi itu di hadapannya untuk memberikan keterangan dalam perkara pertuduhan terhadap tertuduh.
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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).
