112 Laws of Malaysia Act 593 Plea bargaining 172c. (1)  An accused charged with an offence and claims to be tried may make an application for plea bargaining in the Court in which the offence is to be tried. (2) The application under subsection (1) shall be in Form 28a of the Second Schedule and shall contain— (a) a brief description of the offence that the accused is charged with; (b) a declaration by the accused stating that the application is voluntarily made by him after understanding the nature and extent of the punishment provided under the law for the offence that the accused is charged with; and (c) information as to whether the plea bargaining applied for is in respect of the sentence or the charge for the offence that the accused is charged with. (3) Upon receiving an application made under subsection (1), the Court shall issue a notice in writing to the Public Prosecutor and to the accused to appear before the Court on a date fixed for the hearing of the application. (4) When the Public Prosecutor and the accused appear on the date fixed for the hearing of the application under subsection (3), the Court shall examine the accused in camera— (a) where the accused is unrepresented, in the absence of the Public Prosecutor; or (b) where the accused is represented by an advocate, in the presence of his advocate and the Public Prosecutor, as to whether the accused has made the application voluntarily. (5) Upon the Court being satisfied that the accused has made the application voluntarily, the Public Prosecutor and the accused shall proceed to mutually agree upon a satisfactory disposition of the case.