Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 78
s 78 Form of charge
(1) Every charge under this Act shall state the offence with which the accused is charged.
(2) If the law which creates the offence gives it any specific name, the offence may be described in the charge by that name only.
(3) If the law which creates the offence does not give it any specific name, so much of the definition of the offence must be stated as to give the accused notice of the matter with which he is charged.
(4) The law and provisions of the law against which the offence is said to have been committed shall be mentioned in the charge.
(5) The fact that the charge is made is equivalent to a statement that every legal condition required by law to constitute the offence charged was fulfilled in the particular case.
Malay text (authoritative)
Bentuk pertuduhan
(1) Tiap-tiap pertuduhan di bawah Akta ini hendaklah menyatakan kesalahan yang atasnya tertuduh dipertuduh.
(2) Jika undang-undang yang mewujudkan kesalahan itu memberinya apa-apa nama tertentu, kesalahan itu boleh diperihalkan dalam pertuduhan itu dengan nama itu sahaja.
(3) Jika undang-undang yang mewujudkan kesalahan itu memberinya apa-apa nama tertentu, takrif kesalahan itu hendaklah dinyatakan setakat yang membolehkan tertuduh maklum tentang perkara yang mengenainya dia dipertuduh.
(4) Undang-undang dan peruntukan undang-undang yang terhadapnya kesalahan itu dikatakan telah dilakukan hendaklah disebut dalam pertuduhan itu.
(5) Hakikat bahawa pertuduhan itu dibuat adalah bersamaan dengan pernyataan bahawa tiap-tiap syarat yang sah yang dikehendaki oleh undang-undang bagi mewujudkan kesalahan yang dipertuduh itu telah dipenuhi dalam kes tertentu 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).
