Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 s 60
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 s 60
s 60 Trial by High Court on a certificate by the Public Prosecutor
(1) Notwithstanding the provision of section 417 of the Criminal Procedure Code and subject to subsection (5), the Public Prosecutor may in any particular case triable in the Sessions Court for an offence under this Act, issue a certificate specifying the High Court in which the proceedings are to be instituted or transferred and requiring that the accused person be caused to appear or be produced before such High Court.
(2) The power of the Public Prosecutor under subsection (1) shall be exercised by him personally.
(3) The certificate of the Public Prosecutor issued under subsection (1) shall be tendered to the Sessions Court whereupon the Sessions Court shall transfer the case to the High Court specified in the certificate and cause the accused person to appear or be brought before such Court as soon as may be practicable.
(4) When the accused person appears or is brought before the High Court in accordance with subsection (3), the High Court shall fix a date for his trial which shall be held in accordance with the procedure under Chapter XX of the Criminal Procedure Code.
(5) This section shall apply to all cases before the Sessions Court to try offences under this Act, whether the proceedings are instituted before or after the coming into operation of this Act, provided that the accused person has not pleaded guilty and no evidence in respect of the case against him has begun to be adduced.
Malay text (authoritative)
Perbicaraan oleh Mahkamah Tinggi dengan perakuan Pendakwa Raya
(1) Walau apa pun peruntukan seksyen 417 Kanun Tatacara Jenayah dan tertakluk kepada subseksyen (5), Pendakwa Raya boleh dalam apa-apa kes tertentu yang dibicarakan di Mahkamah Sesyen bagi kesalahan di bawah Akta ini, mengeluarkan suatu perakuan menyatakan Mahkamah Tinggi yang dalamnya prosiding itu hendaklah dimulakan atau dipindahkan dan menghendaki supaya orang tertuduh disebabkan hadir atau dikemukakan di hadapan Mahkamah Tinggi itu.
(2) Kuasa Pendakwa Raya di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah dijalankan olehnya sendiri.
(3) Perakuan Pendakwa Raya yang dikeluarkan di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah dikemukakan kepada Mahkamah Sesyen itu dan dengan itu Mahkamah Sesyen itu hendaklah memindahkan kes itu kepada Mahkamah Tinggi yang dinyatakan dalam perakuan itu dan menyebabkan orang tertuduh hadir atau dibawa di hadapan Mahkamah Tinggi itu dengan seberapa segera yang boleh dilaksanakan.
(4) Jika orang tertuduh itu hadir atau dibawa di hadapan Mahkamah Tinggi mengikut subseksyen (3), Mahkamah Tinggi itu hendaklah menetapkan tarikh bagi perbicaraannya yang hendaklah diadakan mengikut tatacara di bawah Bab XX Kanun Tatacara Jenayah.
(5) Seksyen ini hendaklah terpakai bagi semua kes di hadapan Mahkamah Sesyen untuk membicarakan kesalahan di bawah Akta ini, sama ada atau tidak prosiding dimulakan sebelum atau selepas permulaan kuat kuasa Akta ini, dengan syarat bahawa orang tertuduh tidak mengaku salah dan tiada keterangan terhadapnya berkenaan dengan kes itu telah dikemukakan.
Text as at 1 June 2020 (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).
