Criminal Procedure Code 39 (3) When any person in the presence of a police officer or penghulu commits or is accused of committing a non-seizable offence and on the demand of a police officer or penghulu to give his name and residence gives as his residence a place not within Malaysia, he may be arrested by the police officer or penghulu and shall be taken immediately either before the nearest Magistrate who may require him to execute a bond with or without a surety for his appearance before a Magistrate if so required or may order him to be detained in custody until he can be tried, or before a police officer not below the rank of Inspector who may require him to furnish a bond with or without a surety for his appearance before a Court if required. How person arrested by penghulu is to be dealt with 25. A penghulu making an arrest without a warrant shall without unnecessary delay hand over the person so arrested to the nearest police officer or in the absence of a police officer take such person to the nearest police station, and a police officer shall rearrest every person so arrested. Pursuit of offenders 26. For the purpose of arresting any person whom he has power to arrest without a warrant a police officer may pursue any such person into any part of Malaysia. Arrest by private persons and procedure in such cases 27. (1) Any private person may arrest any person who, in his view, commits a non-bailable and seizable offence or who has been proclaimed under section 44 and shall without unnecessary delay hand over the person so arrested to the nearest police officer or, in the absence of a police officer, take that person to the nearest police station. (2) If there is reason to believe that such person comes under the provisions of section 23 a police officer shall rearrest him.