Section 38. Issue of warrant in lieu of or in addition to summons (SYARIAH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1996

ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 1996
SYARIAH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (STATE OF PENANG) ENACTMENT 1996

PART III - OTHER GENERAL PROVISION
CHAPTER 3 - OF PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARANCE
Other Rules Regarding Summones to Appear and Warrants of Arrest

Section 38. Issue of warrant in lieu of or in addition to summons

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 same 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.