Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 197
Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 197
s 197 Notice to be given of defence of alibi
(1) Where in any criminal trial the accused seeks to put forward a defence of alibi, evidence in support thereof shall not be admitted unless the accused shall have given notice in writing thereof to the Prosecutor at least ten days before the commencement of the trial.
(2) The notice required by subsection (1) shall include particulars of the place where the accused claims to have been at the time of the commission of the offence with which he is charged, together with the names and addresses of any witnesses whom he intends to call for the purpose of establishing his alibi.
Malay text (authoritative)
Notis hendaklah diberikan bagi pembelaan alibi
(1) Jika dalam mana-mana perbicaraan jenayah tertuduh bercadang mengemukakan pembelaan alibi, keterangan yang menyokongnya tidak boleh diterima melainkan jika tertuduh telah memberikan notis bertulis mengenainya kepada Pendakwa sekurang-kurangnya sepuluh hari sebelum perbicaraan dimulakan.
(2) Notis yang dikehendaki oleh subseksyen (1) hendaklah termasuk butir-butir mengenai tempat di mana tertuduh mendakwa dia berada pada masa pelakuan kesalahan yang baginya dia dipertuduh, berserta dengan nama dan alamat mana-mana saksi yang dia berniat untuk memanggilnya bagi maksud membuktikan alibinya.
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).
