Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · s 159

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s 159Submission of sentence of death

(1)

In every case where death sentence as hadd or qisas is confirmed by the Syariah Appeal Court or after the appeal against such sentence has been dismissed, the Chief Syar'ie Judge shall transmit to His Majesty the

Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan a report regarding the conviction and death sentence.

(2)

In the case of death sentence as qisus, His Majesty the Sultan and

Yang Di-Pertuan may, after receiving the report, graciously advice, directly or through any person authorised by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan. to the wuli-ad-dam or his ~ryuli, either to pardon qisas on the offender with or without diyat or compound qisas with badal-al-sulh.

(3)

If His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan becomes ivali for the offence which is punishable with death sentence as qisas, His Majesty the

Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan may pardon qisas on the offender with diyat or compound qisas with budal-al-sulh.