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Extradition Act 1968 s 36

s 36 Restriction on power of Magistrate to order surrender of person

36. If a Magistrate before whom a person is brought under this Part, is satisfied that, by reason of —(a) the trivial nature of the offence that the person is alleged to have committed or has committed; (b) the accusation against the person not having been made in good faith or in the interests of justice; or (c) the passage of time since the offence is alleged to have been committed or was committed, and having regard to the circumstances under which the offence is alleged to have been committed or was committed, it would be unjust, oppressive or too severe a punishment to surrender the person to Malaysia, or to surrender him or her before the expiration of a particular period, the Magistrate may — (d) order that the person be released; (e) order that the person be surrendered after the expiration of a period specified in the order and order his or her release on bail until the expiration of that period; or[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022] (f) make such other order as the Magistrate thinks just.[Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022] [Act 17 of 2022 wef 01/07/2022]

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