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Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 101

Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 101

s 101 Transfer of cases

In any trial before a Judge of a Syariah Subordinate Court in which it appears at any stage of the proceedings that from any cause the case is one which in the opinion of such Judge ought to be tried by a Syariah High Court or if before or during such trial application is made by the Chief Syariah Prosecutor, such Judge shall stay the proceedings and transfer the case to the Syariah High Court and shall record such order upon the proceedings.

Malay text (authoritative)

Pemindahan kes

Dalam mana-mana perbicaraan di hadapan seorang Hakim Mahkamah Rendah Syariah yang dalamnya ternyata pada mana-mana peringkat prosiding itu bahawa kerana apa-apa sebab maka kes itu ialah suatu kes yang, pada pendapat Hakim itu, patut dibicarakan oleh Mahkamah Tinggi Syariah, atau jika sebelum atau semasa perbicaraan itu permohonan dibuat oleh Ketua Pendakwa Syarie, maka Hakim itu hendaklah menggantung prosiding itu dan memindahkan kes itu ke Mahkamah Tinggi Syariah dan hendaklah merekodkan perintah itu pada rekod prosiding itu.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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