Criminal Procedure Code · s 413

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s 413Conviction or not guilty by reason of insanity or disability

(1)

Where a person has been convicted by any court or has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, or has been found to be under disability, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may, at any time either -

(a)

refer to the Court of Appeal the whole case, which shall then be treated for all purposes as an appeal to the Court of Appeal by the person; or

(b)

refer to the Court of Appeal for its opinion any point arising in the case, and the Court of Appeal shall consider the point so referred and furnish His Majesty the Sultan and Yang

Di-Pertuan with its opinion thereon.

(2)

A reference by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under this section may be made by him either on an application by the person referred to in subsection (1) or without any such application.