Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter II
29. Arrest by private persons
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any private person may arrest any person who, in his view, commits a seizable offence or who has been proclaimed under section 45 and shall without unnecessary delay bring the person to a Religious Enforcement
seizable offence
"seizable offence" means an offence for which a Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer may ordinarily arrest without warrant according to the third coluinn of Schedule 1 or under the provisions of any other written law for the time being in force;
Officer or police officer or to the nearest police station.
police officer
"police officer" means any member of the Royal Brunei Police Force, and includes a special police officer when mobilised or deemed to be mobilised for active service and any person vested under any written law with the powers of a police officer;
If there is reason to believe that such person comes under the provisions of section 25, a Religious Enforcement Officer or police oficer shall re-arrest him.
Religious Enforcement Officer
"Religious Enforcement Officer" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Courts Act;
If there is reason to believe that he has committed a non-seizable offence and he refuses on the demand of a Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer to give his name and residence or gives a name or residence which such officer has reason to believe to be false or his residence is not within Brunei Darussalam, he shall be dealt with under section 27.
If there is no reason to believe that he has committed an offence.
offence
"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by this Code or any other written law for the time being in force;
he shall be at once released.
Syariah Courts
Criniinal Procedure Code
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Any person who commits an offence on or with respect to the property of another may. if his name and address are unknown. be apprehended by the person injured or by any person who is using the property to which the injury is done, or by the servant of either of such persons or by any person authorised by or acting in aid of either of such persons, and may be detained until he gives his name and address and satisfies such person that the name and address so given are correct or until he can be delivered into the custody of a ~ e l i ~ i o u s
Enforcement Officer or police oificer.
How person arrested is to be dealt with and detention exceeding 48
Terms defined in s 2
offence
Defined · s 2"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by this Code or any other written law for the time being in force;
police officer
Defined · s 2"police officer" means any member of the Royal Brunei Police Force, and includes a special police officer when mobilised or deemed to be mobilised for active service and any person vested under any written law with the powers of a police officer;
Religious Enforcement Officer
Defined · s 2"Religious Enforcement Officer" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Courts Act;
seizable offence
Defined · s 2"seizable offence" means an offence for which a Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer may ordinarily arrest without warrant according to the third coluinn of Schedule 1 or under the provisions of any other written law for the time being in force;
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Chapter IV
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Information to Religious Enforcement Officers and Police Officers and Their Powers to Investigate
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Proceedings in Prosecution
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Chapter V
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