Malaysia legislation

Section 185

of Syariah Criminal Procedure Enactment 2004

Section 185

When any person is arrested or detained without warrant by a Religious Enforcement

Officer or Police Officer or appears or is brought before a Court and is prepared at any time while in the custody of such officer or at any stage of the proceedings before such Court to

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give bail, such person shall be released on bail by a Religious Enforcement Officer or Police

Officer in charge of a police station or by any Police Officer not below the rank of Inspector or by such Court.