Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter VIII
151. Mode of delivering judgment
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The judgment in every trial in any Syariah Court shall be pronounced in open court, or the substance of such judgment shall be explained in open court. either immediately or at some subsequent time of
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Criminal Procedure Code which due notice shall be given to the parties or their Syar'ie Lawyers. and the accused shall, if in custody, be brought up or. if not in custody, required to attend to hear judgment delivered, except where his personal attendance during the trial has been dispensed with and the sentence is one of fine only or if acquitted in either of which cases the judgment may be delivered in the presence of his Syar'ie Lawyer.
Every such judgment shall be delivered in Malay language, and if necessary interpreted in a language understood by the accused. It shall contain the point or points for determination, the decision thereon, and the reasons for the decision. If the judgment is in writing, it shall be signed by the Syar'ie Judge delivering it and filed with the record of the proceedings. If the judgment is delivered orally, the substance of it shall be reduced to writing and filed with the record.
Syar'ie Judge
"Syar'ie Judge" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Courts Act;
It shall specify the offence, if any, the provision of the law under which the accused is convicted, and the punishment to which he is sentenced.
offence
"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by this Code or any other written law for the time being in force;
If it is a judgment of acquittal, it shall state the offence of which the accused is acquitted. and direct that he be set at liberty.
If the accused is convicted of an offence punishable with qisas for qatl or injury, and the Syariah Court with the consent of wali-ad-dam, liiali or victim, as the case may be, sentences him to any punishment other than qisas, the Syariah Court shall in its judgment state the reason why sentence of qisus was not passed.
wali-ad-dam
"wali-ad-dam" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Penal Code Order, 20 13 (S 69/20 13);
Terms defined in s 2
offence
Defined · s 2"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by this Code or any other written law for the time being in force;
Syar'ie Judge
Defined · s 2"Syar'ie Judge" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Courts Act;
wali-ad-dam
Defined · s 2"wali-ad-dam" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Penal Code Order, 20 13 (S 69/20 13);
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