Malaysia legislation

Section 3

of CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2023

Section 3

The First Schedule to the Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 507 of the Penal Code the following items under the respective columns:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Penal

Code section

Offence

Whether the police may ordinarily arrest without warrant or not

Whether a warrant or a summons shall ordinarily issue in the first instance

Whether bailable or not

Whether compoundable or not

Maximum punishment under the

Penal Code

“507a

Stalking do.

do.

do.

do.

Imprisonment for three years, or fine, or both”.

Section 3 — AKTA KANUN TATACARA JENAYAH (PINDAAN) 2023