292. Refusal to give evidence

If any witness before a Syariah Court refuses to give evidence or answer such question as are put to him or refuses to produce any document in his possession or power which the Syariah Court requires him to produce.

and does not offer any reasonable excuse for such refusal, such Syariah

Court may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, sentence him to imprisonment for any t e n not exceeding 14 days unless in the meantime such person consents to give evidence or be examined and to answer or to produce the document. In the event of his persisting in this refusal, he may be dealt with according to section 288 or 290 notwithstanding any sentence he may have undergone under this section.