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Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 300

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s 300Death of person in custody of Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer or in any psychiatric facility

(1)

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 299, when any person dies while in the custody of the Religious Enforcement Officer or police officer or in a psychiatric facility or prison, the officer who had the custody of such person or was in charge of such psychiatric facility or prison, as the case may be, shall forthwith give intimation of such death to the nearest

Syariah Subordinate Court Judge, and such Syariah Subordinate Court Judge or some other Syariah Subordinate Court Judge shall, in the case of death in the custody of the Religious Enforcement officer or police officer, and in other cases may. if he thinks expedient, hold an inquest into the cause of death and for such purpose may designate any person to make the investigation and report referred to in section 295 and such person shall for the purposes of such investigation be deemed to be a Religious Enforcement

Officer or police oflicer.

(2)

In this section, "psychiatric facility" includes rehabilitation center, detention center or any place which may be determined by the Chief

S yar ' ie Judge.