Singapore legislation
Section 134
Section 134
Postponement of process
(1)
If the Magistrate sees reason to doubt the truth of a complaint of an offence of which he is authorised to take cognizance, he may record his reason for doubting the truth of the complaint and may then postpone the issue of process for compelling the attendance of the person complained against and either inquire into the case himself or direct some police officer to make inquiries for the purpose of ascertaining the truth or falsehood of the complaint and report to him the result of those inquiries.
(2)
The Magistrate may dismiss the complaint if after examining the complainant and recording his examination and considering the result of the inquiry, if any, there is in his judgment no sufficient ground for proceeding.
(3)
The Magistrate, if he dismisses the complaint, shall record his reason for so doing.[133