Courts
s 4
The Courts for the administration of Syariah criminal justice in the Federal Territories shall be those constituted under the Administration Act.
Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 Part II — General provisions as to criminal court
Courts to be open
s 5
Subject to section 6, the place in which any Court is held for the purpose of trying any offence shall be an open and public Court to which the public generally may have access.
Exclusion of public in certain cases
s 6
A Judge hearing any matter or proceedings may on special grounds of public policy or expediency in his discretion exclude the public at any stage of the hearing from the Court but he shall record in every such case at the time on the record of the proceedings the grounds upon which such order is made.
Criminal jurisdiction of Judge
s 7
Subject to this Act, every Judge shall have cognizance of and power and authority to— (a) hear, try, determine and dispose of prosecutions for offences committed wholly or in part within the local jurisdiction of such Judge and cognizable by such Judge; (b) inquire into complaints of offences and summon and examine witnesses touching such offences and summon and apprehend and issue warrants for the apprehension of criminals and offenders and deal with them according to law; (c) issue warrants to search or to cause to be searched places wherein any articles or things with which or in respect of which any offence has been committed are alleged to be kept or concealed; (d) require persons to furnish security for their good behaviour according to law; and (e) do all other matters and things which a Judge is empowered to do by any written law.
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