Syariah Penal Code · s 242

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s 242Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in any stage of judicial proceeding

(1)

Any person who intentionally insults or interrupts any public servant while the public servant is sitting in any stage of a judicial proceeding is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $8,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1), “stage of a judicial proceeding” includes —

(a)

an investigation directed by law preliminary to a proceeding before a Court, though that investigation may not take place before a Court;

(b)

an investigation directed by a Court under the law and conducted under the authority of Court, though that investigation may not take place before a Court.

Syariah Penal Code