162 Laws of Malaysia Act 593 (2) Whenever an application is made to a Ruler for the suspension or remission of a sentence the Ruler may require the convicting Judge or Magistrate to state his opinion as to whether the application should be granted or refused and the Judge or Magistrate shall state his opinion accordingly. (3) If any condition on which a sentence has been suspended or remitted is, in the opinion of the Ruler by whom it was granted, not fulfilled, the Ruler may cancel the suspension or remission; whereupon the person in whose favour the sentence has been suspended or remitted may, if at large, be arrested by any police officer without warrant and remanded by a Magistrate to undergo the unexpired portion of the sentence. (4) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to interfere with the right of the Ruler of any State to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment. Power to commute punishment 301. The Ruler of the State, acting in accordance with Article 42 of the Constitution, in which the offence was committed may, without the consent of the person sentenced, commute any one of the following sentences for any other mentioned after it: (a) death; (b) imprisonment; (c) fine. Chapter XXIX PREVIOUS ACQUITTALS OR CONVICTIONS Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried again for same offence 302. (1) A person who has been tried by a Court of competent jurisdiction for an offence and convicted or acquitted of that offence shall, while the conviction or acquittal remains in force, not be liable to be tried again for the same offence nor on the same facts for any other offence for which a different charge

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