Syariah Penal Code · s 131

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s 131Right of qisas of wali-ad-dam in qatlul-’amd

In qatlul-’amd, the right of qisas are as follows —

(a)

where there is only one wali-ad-dam, he alone has the right of qisas;

Syariah Penal Code 72

(b)

where there is more than one wali-ad-dam, the right of qisas vests in each of them;

(c)

where the wali-ad-dam is not mukallaf, the right of qisas is taken over by his wali;

(d)

where the victim has no wali-ad-dam, the right of qisas is exercised by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan.