222 Laws of Malaysia Act 593 Compensation for family of person killed in arresting 431. If any person is killed in endeavouring to arrest or to keep in lawful custody a person accused as aforesaid the Minister of Finance may order payment out of the Consolidated Fund to the wife, husband, parent or child of the deceased of such sum or sums as appear reasonable in compensation for the loss sustained. Provisions as to money payable as costs or compensation 432. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Code where any person is, under this Code, for any reason whatsoever, ordered to pay any sum of money by way of costs or compensation, the Court making the order may in its discretion do all or any of the following things, namely— (a) allow time for the payment of that sum; (b) direct payment of that sum to be made by installments; (c) issue a warrant for the levy of that sum by distress and sale of any property belonging to that person; (d) direct that in default of payment or of a sufficient distress to satisfy such sum, that person shall suffer imprisonment for a certain term, which imprisonment shall be in excess of any other imprisonment to which he may be sentenced or to which he may be liable under a commutation of sentence: Provided that where time is not allowed for the payment of that sum an order for imprisonment in default of payment shall not be issued in the first instance unless it appears to the Court that that person has no property or insufficient property to satisfy the money payable or that the levy of distress will be more injurious to him or his family than imprisonment; (e) direct that that person be searched and that any money found on him when so searched or which in the event of his being committed to prison, may be found on him when taken to prison shall be applied towards the payment of that sum, the surplus, if any, being returned to him:

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