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Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 360
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The Syariah Court before which a person is convicted of any offence may in its discretion order for the payment by him of compensation to any person. or to the representatives of any person. injured in respect of his character, damaged or lost of property by the offence for which the sentence is passed.
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The Syariah Court shall specify the person to whom any sum in respect of compensation as referred in subsection (1) is to be paid and the provisions of section 361 shall be applicable to any order made under this section.
To the extent of the amount which has been paid to a person or to the representative of a person, under an order for compensation, any claim of such person or representative for damages sustained by reason of the offence is deemed to have been satisfied, but the order for payment shall not prejudice any right to a civil remedy for the recovery of any property or for the recovery of damages beyond the amount of compensation paid under the order.
In the case of an order made under this section, an appeal shall lie to the Syariah Court to which an appeal ordinarily lies.