4 Whether a warrant or a summons shall ordinarily issue in the first instance 5 Whether bailable or not 6 Whether compoundable or not 7 Maximum punishment under the Penal Code Death; or imprisonment for not less than seven years but not exceeding thirty years, and fine Laws of Malaysia 374a Hostage-taking May arrest without Warrant Not bailable Not warrant compoundable Hostage-Taking Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both do. 374 Unlawful compulsory labour do. do. Bailable Compoundable do. Imprisonment for fifteen years, and fine do. 373 Suppression of brothels do. do. do. do. 373a (Deleted) do. Imprisonment for one year, or fine, or both do. 3 72b. Soliciting for purposes do. do. do. do. of prostitution 3 72a. Persons living on or trading in prostitution 372 Exploiting any person for May arrest without Warrant Not bailable Not Imprisonment for fifteen purposes of prostitution warrant compoundable years and whipping, and fine Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery and Forced Labour—(cont.) Chapter XVI—OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY—(cont.) 1 2 3 Penal Offence Whether the police may Code ordinarily arrest without section warrant or not 276 Act 593