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Chapter 11

234. Appeal against sentence

(1)

A person convicted of any offence after trial in the Syariah High

Court may appeal to the Syariah Appeal Court against any sentence (not being a sentence fixed by law) passed on him for the offence.

(2)

The Chief Syar'ie Prosecutor may appeal to the Syariah Appeal

Court against any sentence passed on any person by the Syariah High Court

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(not being a sentence fixed by law) in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction.

(3)

This section shall also provide rights of appeal against sentence when a person is dealt with by the Syariah High Court (otherwise than on appeal from a Syariah Subordinate Court Judge) for an offence of which he was not convicted by the Syariah High Court.

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(4)

An appeal against sentence lies under this section if an offender is committed for sentence by a Syariah Subordinate Court Judge under this

Code or any other written law.

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