Section 80
Power of senior police officer holding enquiry to summon witnesses
A senior police officer authorized to make an enquiry into an offence against discipline and the President of any Committee of
Enquiry convened under section 79 may apply to a Magistrate for a summons to secure the attendance before such police officer, as a witness, of any person who appears to be acquainted with the circumstances of the case. Thereupon the Magistrate may issue a summons accordingly and the witness shall be bound to answer truly all questions relating to such case as may be put to him by such police officer, and shall produce all documents relevant to such case.
(2)
Any person summoned as a witness under subsection (1) who fails to attend at the time and place mentioned in the summons or on adjournment, or refuses to answer any question that is lawfully put to him or to produce any such document which it is in his power to
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produce, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable to a fine of one hundred ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to both:
Provided that nothing contained in this section shall render any person compellable to answer any question or produce any document in respect of any matter which would have been protected from disclosure on the ground of privilege if the proceedings had been held in any court.