Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 170
s 170 Power on revision
(1) Where in the exercise of its revisionary jurisdiction, the Court called for the record of the proceedings or such record is referred to it, the Court may exercise any of the powers conferred by sections 141, 145, 146 and 147.
(2) No order under this section shall be made to the prejudice of the accused unless he has had an opportunity of being heard, either personally or by Peguam Syarie, in his own defence.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize the Court exercising any revisionary juridiction to convert a finding of acquittal into one of conviction.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kuasa semasa penyemakan
(1) Jika dalam menjalankan bidang kuasa penyemakannya, Mahkamah meminta supaya rekod prosiding atau rekod itu dirujukkan kepadanya, Mahkamah boleh menjalankan mana-mana kuasa yang diberikan oleh sekyen 141,145,146 dan 147.
(2) Tiada perintah di bawah seksyen ini boleh dibuat yang memudaratkan tertuduh melainkan jika dia telah diberi peluang untuk didengar, sama ada sendiri atau melalui Peguam Syarienya, dalam membela dirinya sendiri.
(3) Tiada apa-apa jua dalam seksyen ini boleh disifatkan memberi kuasa kepada Mahkamah yang menjalankan mana-mana bidang kuasa penyemakan untuk mengubah suatu dapatan pembebasan kepada sabitan.
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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).
