Section 26
Power to pursue and re-arrest
of Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997
ActIn forceProvision 26 of 231
Section 26
If a person in lawful custody escapes or is rescued, the person from whose custody he escaped or was rescued may immediately pursue and arrest him in any place, either within or without the jurisdiction where he was so in custody, and deal with such person as he might have done on the original arrest.
Sections 11 and 13 to apply to arrest under section 26