Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 323

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s 323Bail may be discretionary or obligatory

(1)

Bail shall be discretionary for the purpose of this Chapter when -

(a)

it is provided by any written law to be discretionary in respect of any offence;

(b)

the offence is provided in Schedule 1 as non-bailable; or

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(c)

the offence alleged against the person arrested or detained is punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or more whether a or not the offence is also punishable with fine.

(2)

Bail shall be obligatory in any case in which the Syariah Court has no authority to use its discretion.