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Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter VI
Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter VI
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Every person accused before any Syariah Court may be defended by a Syar'ie Lawyer.
For the purposes of subsection (I), the person accused of an offence punishable with hadd, qisas or other offences as may be determined by the Chief Syar'ie Judge may seek for legal aid subject to such conditions as the Chief Syari'e Judge may determine.
offence
"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by this Code or any other written law for the time being in force;
Chief Syar'ie Judge
"Chief Syar'ie Judge" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Courts Act; Syariah Courts 26 Criminal Procedure Code "Chief Syar'ie Prosecutor'' has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Courts Act; e
Judge
"Judge", for the purposes of sections 122 and 249, means a Syar'ie Judge or Judge of the Supreme Court, as the case may be;
offence
"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by this Code or any other written law for the time being in force;
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