ENACTMENT NO. 09 OF 2002 SYARIAH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (STATE OF MALACCA) ENACTMENT 2002
PART V - PROCEEDINGS IN PROSECUTIONS CHAPTER 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO TRIALS
Section 107. Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings.
(1) If, from the absence of a witness or any other reasonable cause, it becomes necessary or advisable to postpone the commencement of or adjourn any trial, the Court may, form time to time, postpone or adjourn the same on such terms as it thinks fit for such time as it considers reasonable and may, by warrant, remand the accused if in custody:
Provided that no Judge shall remand an accused person to custody under this section for a term exceeding eight days at a time:
Provided further that where a Government Medical Officer has certified that the complainant will not be able to give evidence before a certain date, the accused may be remanded until such date notwithstanding that the term of remand may exceed eight days.
(2) Every order made under this section by the Court shall be in writing, signed by the presiding Judge, and shall state the reasons therefor.
Explanation—If sufficient evidence has been obtained to raise a suspicion that the accused may have committed an offence and it appears likely that further evidence may be obtained by a remand, this is a reasonable cause for a remand.