Malaysia legislation
Section 38
Section 38
A Court may, in any case in which it is empowered to issue a summons for the appearance of any person, issue, after recording its reason in writing, a warrant for his arrest—
(a)
if, either before the issue of summons or after the issue of the summons but before the time fixed for his appearance, the
Court has reason to believe that he has absconded or will not obey the summons; or
(b)
if at such time he fails to appear and the summons is proved to have been duly served in time to admit of his appearing in accordance therewith and no reasonable excuse is offered for such failure.
Summonses to appear and warrants of arrest may be executed in any part of Malaysia 39.—
All summonses to appear and warrants of arrest issued by a Court may be served or executed, as the case may be, in any part of Malaysia, but no such summons shall be served outside the local limits of the jurisdiction of the Court issuing it unless the summons is indorsed by such Court with the words “For service out of the jurisdiction”.
(2)
No summons shall be indorsed by a Court issuing it with the words “For service out of the jurisdiction” unless the Court is satisfied that there are special grounds for allowing such service, which grounds shall be recorded before the summons is so indorsed.
Power to take bond for appearance