Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 90
s 90 Trial for more than one offence
(1) If the offences are a series of acts so connected together as to form the same transaction, the person accused of them may be charged with and tried at one trial for every such offence.
(2) If the acts alleged constitute offences falling within two or more separate definitions of offences, the person accused of them may be charged with and tried at one trial for each of such offences.
(3) If several acts, of which one or more than one would by itself or themselves constitute an offence, constitute when combined a different offence, the person accused of them may be charged with and tried at one trial for the offence constituted by such acts when combined, or for any offence constituted by any one or more of such acts.
Malay text (authoritative)
Perbicaraan bagi lebih daripada satu kesalahan
(1) Jika kesalahan itu adalah suatu siri perbuatan yang sebegitu berkaitan bersama sehingga menjadikannya transaksi yang sama, orang yang dituduh atas kesalahan itu boleh dipertuduh dan dibicarakan pada satu perbicaraan bagi tiap-tiap kesalahan itu.
(2) Jika perbuatan yang dikatakan menjadi kesalahan di bawah dua takrif kesalahan yang berasingan atau lebih, orang yang dituduh atas
kesalahan itu boleh dipertuduh dan dibicarakan pada satu perbicaraan bagi setiap kesalahan itu.
(3) Jika beberapa perbuatan, yang satu daripadanya atau lebih boleh sendirinya mewujudkan suatu kesalahan, apabila digabungkan menjadi suatu kesalahan yang lain, maka orang yang dituduh atas kesalahan itu boleh dipertuduh dan dibicarakan pada satu perbicaraan bagi kesalahan yang wujud melalui perbuatan itu apabila digabungkan, atau bagi mana-mana kesalahan yang wujud melalui mana-mana satu daripada perbuatan itu atau lebih.
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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).
