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Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Special Proceedings
Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Special Proceedings
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Bail shall be discretionary for the purpose of this Chapter when -
it is provided by any written law to be discretionary in respect of any offence;
the offence is provided in Schedule 1 as non-bailable; or
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the offence alleged against the person arrested or detained is punishable with imprisonment for a term of 2 years or more whether a or not the offence is also punishable with fine.
Bail shall be obligatory in any case in which the Syariah Court has no authority to use its discretion.
offence
"offence" means any act or omission made punishable by this Code or any other written law for the time being in force;