Criminal Procedure Code · Updated to 1 May 2023 · Chapter XXXVI · Directions of the Nature of a Habeas Corpus
372. Attendance of prisoner in criminal case
Feedback & supportWhenever the presence of any person detained in a prison situate within Malaysia is required in any criminal Court, that Court may issue a warrant addressed to the officer in charge of the prison requiring the production of that person before the Court in proper custody at a time and place to be named in the warrant.
Court
“Court” means the High Court, a Sessions Court, or a Magistrate’s Court of any class, as the context may require;
The officer in charge of the prison shall cause the person named in the warrant to be brought as directed and shall provide for his safe custody during his absence from prison.
Every such Court may by endorsement on such warrant require the person named in it to be brought up at any time to which the matter in which the person is required is adjourned.
Every warrant shall be sealed with the seal of the Court and signed by the Registrar or Magistrate as the case may be.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Chief Registrar, Deputy Registrar or any Assistant Registrar of the Federal Court, of the Court of Appeal or of the High Court;
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