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Syariah Court Evidence (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 104

Syariah Court Evidence (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 104

s 104 Indecent and scandalous questions

The Court may forbid any question or inquiry which it regards as indecent or scandalous, although they may have some bearing on the questions before the Court, unless they relate to facts in issue or to matters necessary to be known in order to determine whether or not the facts in issue existed.

Malay text (authoritative)

Soalan lucah dan bersifat skandal

Mahkamah boleh melarang apa-apa soalan atau pertanyaan yang disifatkannya sebagai lucah atau bersifat skandal, walaupun soalan atau pertanyaan itu mungkin ada hubungan dengan soalan-soalan yang ada di hadapan Mahkamah, melainkan jika soalan atau pertanyaan itu adalah berhubungan dengan fakta persoalan atau dengan perkara yang perlu diketahui untuk menentukan sama ada fakta persoalan itu wujud atau tidak.

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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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