Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 246

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s 246Powers of Syariah Appeal Court

(1)

At the hearing of an appeal. the Syariah Appeal Court shall hear the appellant, if he appears, and if it thinks necessary hear the respondent in reply.

(2)

Without prejudice to the provisions of this Code, the Syariah

Appeal Court may -

(a)

dismiss the appeal;

(b)

either confirm. reverse or vary the decision of the trial court:

(c)

order a retrial;

(d)

remit the matter with the opinion of the Syariah Appeal

Court thereon to the trial court; or

(e)

make such other order in the matter as to it may seem just, and may by that order exercise any power which the trial court could have exercised.