Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 7
Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 7
s 7 Criminal jurisdiction of Judge
Subject to this Act, every Judge shall have cognizance of and power and authority to—
(a) hear, try, determine and dispose of prosecutions for offences committed wholly or in part within the local jurisdiction of such Judge and cognizable by such Judge;
(b) inquire into complaints of offences and summon and examine witnesses touching such offences and summon and apprehend and issue warrants for the apprehension of criminals and offenders and deal with them according to law;
(c) issue warrants to search or to cause to be searched places wherein any articles or things with which or in respect of which any offence has been committed are alleged to be kept or concealed;
(d) require persons to furnish security for their good behaviour according to law; and
(e) do all other matters and things which a Judge is empowered to do by any written law.
Malay text (authoritative)
Bidang kuasa jenayah Hakim
Tertakluk kepada Akta ini, tiap-tiap Hakim hendaklah mengambil perhatian dan mempunyai kuasa untuk—
(a) mendengar, membicarakan, memutuskan dan membereskan pendakwaan bagi kesalahan yang dilakukan keseluruhannya atau sebahagiannya di dalam bidang kuasa tempatan Hakim itu dan yang boleh diambil perhatian oleh Hakim itu;
(b) menyiasat aduan tentang kesalahan dan memanggil dan memeriksa saksi mengenai kesalahan itu dan menyaman dan menangkap dan mengeluarkan waran bagi penangkapan penjenayah dan pesalah dan memperlakukan mereka mengikut undang-undang;
(c) mengeluarkan waran untuk menggeledah atau menyebabkan digeledah tempat yang di dalamnya apa-apa barang atau benda yang dengannya atau yang mengenainya apa-apa kesalahan telah dilakukan dikatakan ada disimpan atau disembunyikan;
(d) menghendaki orang memberikan jaminan supaya mereka berkelakuan baik mengikut undang-undang; dan
(e) melakukan segala perkara dan benda lain yang seseorang Hakim diberi kuasa untuk melakukannya oleh mana-mana undang-undang bertulis.
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).
