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Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter XI
Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter XI
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
( 1 ) Before the execution of amputation of hand or foot as hadd for sariqah or hirabah, the medical officer shall ensure that -
medical officer
"medical officer" means a person registered under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act ' and includes a Medical Officer appointed under section 14 of the Prisons Act (Chapter 5 1);
the body part to be inflicted with hadd is functional;
the equipments to be used in the amputating process are in good condition and hnctioning properly and will not cause unnecessary harm to the offender.
Where an offender is sentenced for sariqah liable to hadd for the first time, his right hand shall be amputated from the joint of the wrist as shown in Schedule 3.
Syariah Courts
Crilwinal Procedure Code
CAP. 224 111
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Where an offender is sentenced for sariqah liable to hadd for the second time. his left foot shall be amputated from the ankle joint as shown in
Schedule 4.
medical officer
"medical officer" means a person registered under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act ' and includes a Medical Officer appointed under section 14 of the Prisons Act (Chapter 5 1);
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