Section 1
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This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
Amendment of First Schedule
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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025
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- Amendment Act
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 2025
- Sections
- 2
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About this amendment act
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1751 2025, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2025.
Opening note
Preamble
- An Act to amend the Criminal Procedure Code. [ ] ENACTED by the Parliament of Malaysia as follows: Short title and commencement
Section 2
The Criminal Procedure Code [Act 593] is amended in the First Schedule by inserting after the item relating to section 507a of the Penal Code [Act 574] and the particulars relating to it the following items and particulars:
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE (AMENDMENT)
ACT 2025
Act A1751 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
“507b
Causing harassment, distress, fear or alarm do.
do.
do.
do.
Imprisonment for three years, or fine, or both 507c
Causing harassment, distress, fear or alarm to a person likely to feel harassed, distressed, fear or alarmed do.
do.
do.
do.
Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both 507d(1)
Causing a person to believe that harm will be caused do.
do.
do.
do.
Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both 507d(2)
To provoke a person to cause harm do.
do.
do.
do.
Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both 507d(2)
If the person attempts to commit suicide or commits suicide do.
do.
Not bailable do.
Imprisonment for ten years, or fine, or both 507e
Publishing, etc., any identity information to cause harassment, distress, fear or alarm do.
do.
Bailable do.
Imprisonment for three years, or fine, or both
Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment)
5 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 507f(1)
Publishing, etc., any identity information to cause a person to believe that harm will be caused do.
do.
do.
do.
Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both 507f(2)
To facilitate the causing of harm do.
do.
do.
do.
Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both”.
Common questions
- What is AKTA KANUN TATACARA JENAYAH (PINDAAN) 2025?
- CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2025 is Malaysia Amendment Act, cited as Amendment Act A1751 2025, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2025.
- Is AKTA KANUN TATACARA JENAYAH (PINDAAN) 2025 still in force?
- Yes — AKTA KANUN TATACARA JENAYAH (PINDAAN) 2025 is currently in force.
- When did AKTA KANUN TATACARA JENAYAH (PINDAAN) 2025 take effect?
- AKTA KANUN TATACARA JENAYAH (PINDAAN) 2025 was first recorded in 2025.
- How many sections does AKTA KANUN TATACARA JENAYAH (PINDAAN) 2025 have?
- AKTA KANUN TATACARA JENAYAH (PINDAAN) 2025 contains 2 sections.
- Where can I read the official version of AKTA KANUN TATACARA JENAYAH (PINDAAN) 2025?
- The official text of AKTA KANUN TATACARA JENAYAH (PINDAAN) 2025 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.