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Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter XII
Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter XII
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
When the Syariah Court has ordered an offender to repent and the offender refuses to repent -
the offender shall be detained in such place as may be determined by the Syariah Court under a warrant of detention issued by the Syariah Court;
the period of detention for repentance shall not exceed 60
days and if the offender refuses to repent within such period, the
Syariah Court shall extend the detention for repentance for a period not exceeding one year;
if the offender refuses to repent after the expiration of the extended period under paragraph (b), the Syariah Court shall order the offender to be further detained for such period as the Syariah Court thinks reasonable;
in any period of detention for repentance under paragraph (b) or (c), the offender is desirous to repent, the officer in charge of place of detention shall as soon as possible furnish a report to the Syariah Court and bring the offender before the Syariah Court;
when the Syariah Court receives the report under paragraph (d) and the offender is brought before the Syariah Court, if
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the offender repents, the Syariah Court shall act •
according to section 204; or
the offender refuses to repent after the expiration of the extended period under paragraph (r). the Syariah Court shall order the sentence to be executed.
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