Malaysia legislation
Section 61
Section 61
Consent to prosecution
(1)
Except in the case of persons charged under the provisions of sections 13A, 45 and 52 and of persons arrested under the provisions of section 65 and subsection 66(5), a prosecution under this Act shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Public Prosecutor:
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Provided that a person charged with such an offence may be arrested, or a warrant for his arrest may be issued and executed, and any such person may be remanded in custody or on bail, notwithstanding that the consent of the Public Prosecutor to the institution of a prosecution for the offence has not been obtained, but the case shall not be further prosecuted until that consent has been obtained.