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Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Proceedings in Prosecution
Syariah Courts Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Part · Proceedings in Prosecution
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to this Code, a Syar'ie Judge may take cognisance of an offence -
Syar'ie Judge
"Syar'ie Judge" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Courts Act;
on receiving a complaint under section 94;
on his own knowledge or with other evidence to support that such offence has been committed; or
on any person being brought before him in custody without process and accused of having committed an offence which the
Syar7ie Judge has jurisdiction to try.
When a Syar'ie Judge takes cognisance of an offence under subsection (l)(b). the accused or, when there are more than one accused. any one of them shall be entitled to require that the case shall not be tried by the
offence
"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 but shall be tried by another Syar'ie Judge.
Judge
"Judge", for the purposes of sections 122 and 249, means a Syar'ie Judge or Judge of the Supreme Court, as the case may be;
offence
"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
"Syar'ie Judge" has the same meaning assigned to it under the Syariah Courts Act;
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