218 Laws of Malaysia Act 593 Power of Court to summon and examine persons 425. Any Court may at any stage of any inquiry, trial or other proceeding under this Code summon any person as witness, or examine any person in attendance though not summoned as a witness, or recall and re-examine any person already examined, and the Court shall summon and examine or recall and re-examine any such person if his evidence appears to it essential to the just decision of the case. Trial in absence of an accused 425a.  (1)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, if an accused after being charged absconds before or during the course of his trial, the accused shall be deemed to have waived his right to be present at the trial. (2) A Court may proceed or continue with the trial and pronounce judgment in the absence of the accused provided that the Court shall not pass any of the following sentences in the absence of the accused: (a) death; (b) imprisonment for life; and (c) imprisonment for natural life. (3) If a warrant of arrest has been issued— (a) the Court may adjourn the trial and await the appearance of the accused or await the execution of the warrant; or (b) if the Court is satisfied that it is no longer in the interest of justice to await the appearance of the accused or to await the execution of the warrant, the Court may, at any time, proceed or continue with the trial. (4) If the Court proceeds or continues with the trial pursuant to subsection (2), the Court may draw an inference adverse to the accused from the fact that he has absconded.