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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Royal Decree No. (M}39 (
28 Rajab 1422 [16 OCT 2001]
Umm al-Qura No. (3867 (
17 shaba! 1422 [3 NO" 2001]
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PART ONE
GENERAL PROVlSlONS
Article 1:
Courts shall apply Shariah
principles, as derived from the
Quran and Sunnah (The Traditions
of Prophet Muhammad peace be
upon him) to the cases that are
brouht before them! They shall
also apply la"s promulated by the
state that do not contradict the
provisions of the Quran and
Sunnah, and shall comply "ith the
procedure set forth in this #a"!
The provisions of this #a" shall
apply to criminal cases that have
not been decided and to
proceedins that have not been
completed prior to the
implementation thereof!
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Article 2:
jo person shall be arrested,
searched, detained, or imprisoned
ekcept in cases provided by la"!
letention or imprisonment shall be
carried out only in the places
desinated for such purposes and
shall be for the period prescribed by
the competent authority!
mn arrested person shall not be
subnected to any bodily or moral
harm! Similarly, he shall not be
subnected to any torture or
deradin treatment!
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connection "ith a forbidden and
punishable act, "hether under
Shariah principles or under the
statutory la"s, and after he has
been convicted pursuant to a final
nudment rendered after a trial
conducted in accordance "ith
Shariah principles!
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Article 4:
mny accused person shall have the
riht to see the assistance of a
la"yer or a representative to defend
him durin the investiation and
trial staes!
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Article 5:
f a case is formally filed "ith a
court, such case shall not be
transferred to another court ekcept
after the trial court has rendered a
nudment thereon, or has decided
that it has no nurisdiction, and the
transfer of the case to the
competent authority!
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Article 6:
Courts shall try the accused for the
offenses of "hich they are chared
in accordance "ith the Shariah
principles and the procedures
herein provided for! The court may
consider facts not raised by the
Prosecutor, if no investiation is
necessary!
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Article 7:
Trial hearins, includin the
hearin set for the pronouncement
of sentence, shall be attended by
the reuired number of nudes,
failin "hich substitute nude(s)
shall be assined to complete the
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Article 8:
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the court shall be conducted in

closed session, and each member
shall ekpress his opinion before the
decision rendered! lecisions shall
be rendered either unanimously or
by manority vote! m dissentin
nude shall declare his dissent and
ekplain the reasons thereof, and the
manority shall ekplain their opinion
in the response to the dissent,
"hich shall be entered into the
record! Participation in the
deliberations shall be restricted only
to those nudes "ho have attended
the proceedins!
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Article 9:
Sentences shall be appealable by
either the convicted person or the
Prosecutor!
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Article 10:
Criminal panels of the mppellate
Court shall consist of five nudes to
revie" sentences of death, stonin,
amputation or qisas

(retaliatory
punishment) in cases other than
death! or other cases, they shall
consist of three nudes!
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Article 11:
Sentences of death, stonin,
amputation, or qisas in cases other
than death that have been affirmed
by the mppellate Court shall not be
final unless affirmed by the
Permanent Panel of the Supreme
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Article 12:
f the Supreme udicial Council
does not affirm the relevant
sentence in implementation of
mrticle hereof, the said sentence
shall be reversed and the case shall
be remanded for reconsideration by
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Article 13:
nvestiation and trial of offenses
committed by nuvenile offenders,
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accordance "ith the relevant la"s
and reulations!
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The ureau of nvestiation and
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investiation and prosecution in
accordance "ith its #a" and the
implementin reulations thereof!
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PART TWO
CRlMlNAL ACTlON
Chapter l
lnitiation of Criminal Action
Article 16:
Pursuant to its #a", the ureau of
nvestiation and Prosecution shall
have nurisdiction to initiate and
follo"up criminal action before the
competent courts!
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Article 17:
The victim or his representative
and his heirs may initiate criminal
action "ith respect to all cases
involvin a private riht of action,
and shall follo"up any such case
before the competent court! The
competent court shall serve a
summons to notify the Prosecutor!
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Article 18:
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initiated nor investiation
proceedins conducted in crimes
involvin a private riht of action,
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victim or his representative or heirs,
filed "ith the competent authority,
unless the ureau of nvestiation
and Prosecution considers that the
filin of such an action and the
investiation into those crimes "ill
serve the public interest!
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Article 19:
f it appears to the court that
there is a conflict bet"een the
interest of the victim or his heirs
and the interest of the victims
representative, such representative
shall be ekcluded from continuin in
the proceedins and another
representative shall be appointed!
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Article 20:
f it appears to the court in any
case pendin before it that such a
case involves accused persons
other than those bein prosecuted
or facts related to the chare in
uestion, it shall notify the
complainant accordinly in order to
complete "hat is reuired for the
proper consideration and
adnudication of the case in a manner
compatible "ith Shariah principles!
This procedure shall apply to the
mppellate Court "henever
appropriate!
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Article 21:
f acts are committed "hich may
contravene court orders or
constitute contempt of court or
influence any member of such court
or any of the parties or "itnesses in
connection "ith a case pendin
before it, the court shall revie"
these acts and render its nudment
in accordance "ith Shariah
principles!
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Lapse of Criminal Action
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in the follo"in events:
() ssuance of a final
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(2) Grant of pardon by the King on
pardonable matters.
(3) Repentance, which satisfies the
Shariah requirements.
(4) Death of the accused.
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criminal action shall not impede the
continuation of a private riht of
action!
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m private criminal action lapses in
the follo"in t"o cases:
() ssuance of a final
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(2) Grant of pardon by the victim or his
heirs.
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the victim or his heirs shall not
preclude proceedins of the public
criminal action!
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PART THREE
PROCEDURE RELATlNG TO EVlDENCE
Chapter l
Collection and Seizure of
lnformation
Article 24:
Search for and arrest of criminal
offenders and collection of
information and evidence necessary
for the investiation and indictment
shall be undertaen by criminal
investiation officers!
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Article 25:
Criminal investiation officers
shall, in conductin their duties as
provided for in this #a", be subnect
to the supervision of the ureau of
nvestiation and Prosecution! This
ureau may as the competent
authority to consider any violation
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may reuest that disciplinary action
be taen aainst him, "ithout
prenudice to the riht to initiate
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Article 26:
The proceedins relatin to
criminal investiation shall be
conducted by the follo"in persons,
each "ithin his nurisdiction:
() Members of the ureau
of nvestiation and
Prosecution "ithin their
nurisdiction!
(2) Directors of police and their assistants
in the various provinces, counties, and
districts.
() Public security officers,
secret service officers,
passport officers, intellience
officers, civil defense officers,
prison directors and officers,
border uard officers, special
security forces officers,
national uard officers and
military officers, each in
accordance "ith their
specified duties "ith respect
to crimes committed "ithin
their respective nurisdictions!
() eads of counties and
chiefs of districts!
(5) Captains of Saudi ships and airplanes,
with respect to crimes committed on
board.
(6) Heads of centers of the ureau for the
!romotion of "irtue and !revention of
"ice, with respect to matters fallin#
within their $urisdiction.
() mployees and other
individuals "ho have po"ers
of criminal investiation
pursuant to special
reulations!
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and other persons "ho have

been assined to conduct an
investiation pursuant to the
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Article 27:
Criminal investiation officers
shall, each "ithin his nurisdiction,
accept notifications and complaints
communicated to them "ith respect
to all crimes, conduct the
investiation, collect relevant
information in the form of records
that shall be sined by them,
summarie and date the same in a
special reister, and promptly notify
the ureau of nvestiation and
Prosecution! The criminal
investiation officers shall move to
the crime scene to maintain its
interity and seie all that may be
relevant to the crime, reserve
evidence, and tae "hatever action
reuired under the circumstances!
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special reister!
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Article 28:
lurin the process of collection
of evidence, the criminal
investiation officer shall hear
statements of those "ho may
possess information "ith respect to
facts and perpetrators of crimes,
uestion any suspect, and enter the
same in the relevant records! They
may see the assistance of ekperts,
includin physicians, and see their
advice in "ritin!
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Article 29:
The complaint filed by the person
harmed because of a crime shall be
considered as a claim of private
riht of action, unless he ekpressly
"aives such riht before the
nvestiator! The nvestiator shall
enter any such "aiver into the
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n case of defamation and qisas,
such "aiver shall be certified by the
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Chapter ll
Flagrante Delecto
Article 30:
m crime shall be deemed to be
flagrante delecto "hen it is
actually bein committed, or shortly
thereafter! t shall also be deemed
flagrante delecto if the victim is
found pursuin another person or
that person is bein pursued by a
shoutin cro"d subseuent to the
commission of the crime, or "hen
the perpetrator is found a short
time after commission in possession
of tools, "eapons, property,
euipment, or other thins
indicative that he is the perpetrator
or an accomplice, or if it found in his
person at the time some indications
or sins pointin to that!
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Article 31:
n case of flagrante delecto, the
criminal investiation officer shall
promptly move to the scene of the
crime to vie" and preserve material
evidence, and note the conditions of
the places and people and "hatever
may serve to determine the truth!
e shall tae the testimony of those
present or any person in possession
of information relevant to the crime
and its perpetrator! e shall
promptly notify the ureau of
nvestiation and Prosecution of his
movement to the scene of the
crime!
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Article 32:
n case of flagrante delecto, the
criminal investiation officer may,
upon his arrival at the crime scene,
stop "hoever is found at the scene
from leavin or movin a"ay from
that place until the reuired record
is drafted! or that purpose, he
may immediately summon any
person from "hom information
relevant to the case can be
obtained!
f any person present at the scene
fails to obey the order of the
criminal investiation officer, or if
the person summoned refuses to
appear, a note to that effect shall
be entered into the record and the
violator shall be referred to a
competent court to tae "hatever
action deemed necessary!
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Chapter lll
Arrest of the Accused
Article 33:
here a crime is in the process
of commission, the criminal
investiation officer shall arrest the
suspect present at the scene of the
crime "here there is sufficient
evidence for his implication! m
record of that shall be made and the
ureau of nvestiation and
Prosecution shall be immediately
notified! n all cases, the person
under arrest shall not be detained
for more than t"entyfour hours,
ekcept pursuant to a "ritten order
from the nvestiator!
f the accused is not present, the
criminal investiation officer shall
issue an order for his arrest and a
note to that effect shall be entered
into the record!
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The criminal investiation officer
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shall immediately hear the

statement by the accused! f the
accused fails to establish his
innocence, the officer shall, "ithin
t"entyfour hours, refer him, alon
"ith the record of the nvestiator
"ho shall "ithin t"entyfour hours,
interroate the accused under
arrest and shall order either that the
accused be detained or released!
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Article 35:
n cases other than flagrante
delecto, no person shall be arrested
or detained ekcept on the basis of
order from the competent authority!
mny such person shall be treated
decently and shall not be subnected
to any bodily or moral harm! e
shall also be advised of the reasons
of his detention and shall be
entitled to communicate "ith any
person of his choice to inform him
of his arrest!
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Article 36:
jo person shall be detained or
imprisoned ekcept in the places
desinated for that purpose by #a"!
The administration of any prison or
detention center shall not receive
any person ekcept pursuant to an
order specifyin the reasons and
period for such imprisonment duly
sined by the competent authority!
The accused shall not remain in
custody follo"in the ekpiry of the
period specified in that order!
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Article 37:
Members of the ureau of
nvestiation and Prosecution shall, at
any time and "ithout reard to official
hours, visit the prisons and other
places of detention fallin "ithin their
nurisdictional areas to ensure that no
person is unla"fully imprisoned or
detained! They shall have access to
the relevant files of the prisons and
detention centers and communicate
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"ith prisoners and detainees, and

receive "hatever they submit in
connection there"ith! The officers of
prisons and detention centers shall
provide the members of the ureau of
nvestiation and Prosecution "ith any
assistance they may need for the
dischare of their duties!
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mny prisoner or detainee shall have
the riht to submit, at any time, a
"ritten or verbal complaint to the
prison or detention center officer and
reuest that he communicate it to a
member of the ureau of nvestiation
and Prosecution! The officer shall
accept the complaint and promptly
communicate it to the ureau of
nvestiation and Prosecution and
provide the prisoner or detainee "ith
an acno"ledement of receipt! The
administration of the prison or
detention center shall desinate a
separate office for the member of the
ureau of nvestiation and
Prosecution as may enable him to
follo"up the cases of the prisoners or
detainees!
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Article 39:
hoever has any information that a
person is unla"fully or improperly
imprisoned or detained, or is
imprisoned or detained in a place not
intended for imprisonment or
detention, shall notify the ureau of
nvestiation and Prosecution! pon
notification, the competent member of
the ureau of nvestiation and
Prosecution shall immediately proceed
to the place "here the prisoner or
detainee is ept and shall conduct the
necessary investiation! f it is found
that such imprisonment or detention is
unla"ful, he shall order the release of
the prisoner or detainee! m note to that
effect shall be entered into the record
and submitted to the competent
authority "hich shall implement
"hatever action reuired by the la"s in
respect to the persons causin the
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Chapter lV
Search of Persons and
Dellings
Article 40:
The privacy of persons, their
d"ellins, offices, and vehicles shall
be protected! The privacy of a
person protects his body, clothes,
property, and belonins! The
privacy of a d"ellin covers any
fenced area or any other place
enclosed "ithin barriers or intended
to be used as a d"ellin!
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Article 41:
m criminal investiation officer
may not enter or search any
inhabited place ekcept in the cases
provided for in the la"s, pursuant to
a search "arrant specifyin the
reasons for the search, issued by
the ureau of nvestiation and
Prosecution! o"ever, other
d"ellins may be searched
pursuant to a search "arrant,
specifyin the reasons, issued by
the nvestiator! f the proprietor or
the occupant of a d"ellin refuses
to allo" the criminal investiation
officer free access, or resists such
entry, he may use all la"ful means,
as may be reuired in the
circumstances, to enter that
d"ellin!
m d"ellin may be entered in
case of a reuest for help from
"ithin, or in case of a demolition,
dro"nin, fire, or the lie, or in hot
pursuit of a perpetrator!
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m criminal investiation officer
may search the accused "here it is
la"ful to arrest him, "hich may
include his body, clothes, and
belonins! f the accused is a
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female, the search shall be

conducted by a female assined by
the criminal investiation officer!
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Article 43:
n the case of flagrante delecto, a
criminal investiation officer may
search the d"ellin of the accused
and collect relevant items that may
help determine the truth, if there is
credible evidence that such items
ekist there!
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Article 44:
f it appears from circumstantial
evidence durin the search of a
d"ellin of an accused that he, or
any other person "ho has been
present therein, is concealin any
relevant evidence, the criminal
investiation officer shall be entitled
to search that person!
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Article 45:
jo search shall be conducted
ekcept for the purposes of
searchin for items relevant to the
crime bein investiated or for
"hich information is bein
collected! o"ever, if such search
incidentally reveals unla"ful
material the possession of "hich is
unla"ful or any evidence associated
"ith any other crime, the criminal
investiation officer shall collect
such evidence and a note to that
effect shall be entered into the
record!
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Article 46:
m d"ellin shall be searched in
the presence of its o"ner or his
representative or any adult member
of his family residin "ith him! f no
such person is present, the search
shall be conducted in the presence
of the Umda (Chief) of the uarter
or any comparable officer or t"o
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d"ellin or his representative may
peruse the search "arrant and a
note to that effect shall be entered
into the record!
Article 47:
The search record shall include the
follo"in:
() The name of the officer
"ho has conducted the
search, his title, date and time
of the search!
(2) The text of the search warrant or an
explanation of the urgency that
necessitated the search without a
warrant.
(3) The names and signatures of the
persons who were present at the time
of the search.
(4) A detailed description of the seized
items.
(5) Declaration of any action taken during
the search and those taken with respect
to the seized items.
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Article 48:
The criminal investiation officer
may not open sealed or closed
documents found in the d"ellin of
the accused! m statement to this
effect shall be entered into the
record and be submitted to the
competent nvestiator!
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Article 49:
efore leavin the place of
search, items and documents found
therein shall be ept in a safe and
loced place, tied toether
"henever possible, and sealed! The
date of seiure and a reference to
the matter for "hich the seiure
"as made shall be recorded on a
strip inside the seal!
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Article 50:
The seals referred to under
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ekcept in the presence of the
accused or his representative or the
person "ith "hom those items "ere
found, unless they fail to appear
before the competent authority
"ithin the desinated time, after
havin been duly summoned!
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Article 51:
The search shall be conducted
durin daytime, after sunrise and
before sunset in accordance "ith
the po"ers conferred by la"! jo
access to d"ellins durin the niht
shall be allo"ed ekcept durin the
commission of a crime!
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Article 52:
f there is no person other than
an accused "oman in the d"ellin
to be searched, the officers carryin
out the search shall be
accompanied by a "oman!
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Article 53:
Subnect to the provisions of mrticles
and , if there are some "omen
in the d"ellin, and if the entry of
that d"ellin is not for the purpose of
arrestin or searchin these "omen,
the officers in chare of such search
shall be accompanied by a "oman!
The "omen inside the d"ellin shall
be iven time to put on their veils or
leave the d"ellin and shall be
afforded all reasonable assistance
that does not neatively affect the
search and its results!
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jo person other than the
accused and no d"ellin other than
his shall be searched, ekcept "here
there are stron indications that
such search "ould help in the
investiation!
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Chapter V
Seizure of Mail and Sureillance
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Article 55:
Mail, cables, telephone
conversations and other means of
communication shall be inviolable
and, as such, shall not be perused
or surveiled ekcept pursuant to an
order statin the reasons thereof
and for a limited period as herein
provided for!
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The lirector of the ureau of
nvestiation and Prosecution may
issue an order authoriin seiure of
mail, publications, and parcels and
surveillance and recordin of
telephone conversations, if such
procedure is deemed useful in
determinin the truth related to a
crime that has actually been
committed! Such order shall state
the reasons thereof and shall be for
a period not ekceedin ten days
rene"able accordin to the
reuirements of the investiation!
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Article 57:
The nvestiator alone may
peruse the mail, documents, and
any other seied items and may
listen to any recorded material! e
may issue orders that any such
material, or copies thereof, be ept
in the file of the case or returned to
its former o"ner or to the
addressee!
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The content of mail and cables
seied shall be communicated to
the accused or to the addressee, or
they be iven copies thereof as
soon as possible, unless it is
deemed to have a neative effect
on the investiation process!
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Article 59:
The person "ho has a riht to the
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seied items may claim possession

of such items from the nvestiator!
n case of refusal, he may petition
the head of the department "ith
"hich the nvestiator is connected!
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Article 60:
The nvestiator and "hoever
obtains information about the
articles and documents seied shall
eep the same undisclosed, and
shall not mae use thereof in any
"ay or other"ise disclose the same
to a third party, ekcept in
circumstances reuired by the la"!
n case he unla"fully discloses or
maes use of the same by "hatever
means, he shall be held
accountable!
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Subnect to the provisions of
mrticle -, if the person in "hose
possession these documents "ere
sied has an urent interest therein,
he shall be provided "ith a copy
certified by the nvestiator!
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PART FOUR
lNVESTlGATlON PROCEDURE
Chapter l
Actions of the lnestigator
Article 62:
f the nvestiator concludes that
there is no round to proceed "ith
the case, he shall recommend that
the file of the case be suspended!
mn order to this effect may be
issued by the head of the relevant
department!
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Article 63:
f an order suspendin the file of
the case is issued, the nvestiator
shall communicate such order to
the victim and to any claimant in
respect of the private riht of
action! n case of death of any of
them, the order shall be
communicated collectively to the
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Article 64:
lurin the investiation, the
accused shall have the riht to see
the assistance of a representative
or an attorney! The nvestiator
shall conduct an investiation in the
commission of any manor crimes as
herein provided for! e may also
investiate other crimes if the
circumstances of or ravity of the
case so reuire or may file a la"suit
to have the accused appear directly
before the competent court!
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Article 65:
The nvestiator may desinate
in "ritin any of the criminal
investiation officers to carry out
one or more of the investiation
proceedins other than the
interroation of the accused! The
officer so desinated shall ennoy the
same po"ers of the nvestiator in
such proceedins! f the
circumstances of the case "arrant
that the nvestiator act beyond his
po"ers, he may refer the case to an
nvestiator of the competent
department or one of its criminal
investiation officers, accordin to
circumstances! This proceedin
shall be carried out by the
nvestiator himself should such
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the investiation!
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henever someone is
desinated to carry out certain
investiations, the nvestiator shall
specify in "ritin the matters to be
investiated and the procedure to
be follo"ed! The desinee may
carry out any other act relatin to
the investiation, and interroate
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"henever such proceedin is
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tas and necessary for determinin
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Article 67:
The procedure relatin to
investiation and the results thereof
are deemed confidential "hich the
nvestiators and their assistants
clers, ekperts, and any other
person connected "ith or
participatin in the investiation by
reason of their occupation or
profession shall not disclose such
procedure! The violator shall be
held accountable!
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Article 68:
hoever suffers harm in
conseuence of a crime may file a
claim in respect of his private riht
of action durin the investiation of
that action! The nvestiator shall
decide on the admissibility of such
claim "ithin three days from the
date of filin! f the claim is
renected, an appeal may be loded
"ith the head of the relevant
department "ithin one "ee from
the date of communication of the
decision to the interested party!
The decision issued by the head of
the relevant department shall be
final durin the investiation stae!
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Article 69:
The accused, the victim, the
claimant in respect of the private
riht of action, and their respective
representatives or attorneys may
attend all the investiation
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proceedins! The nvestiator may,

ho"ever, conduct the investiation
in the absence of all or some of the
abovementioned, "henever that is
deemed necessary for determinin
the truth! mmediately after the
necessity has ended, he shall allo"
them to revie" the investiation!
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Article 70:
The nvestiator shall not, durin
the investiation, separate the
accused from his accompanyin
representative or attorney! The
representative or attorney shall not
intervene in the investiation
ekcept "ith the permission of the
nvestiator! n all cases, the
representative or attorney may
deliver to the nvestiator a "ritten
memorandum of his comments and
the nvestiator shall attach that
memorandum to the file of the case!
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Article 71:
The litiants shall be notified of
the time and place of the
investiation proceedins!
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The victim and the claimant of
the private riht of action shall
specify places in the to"n of the
court "ithin "hose venue the
investiation is conducted if they
are not residents thereof! f they fail
to do so, "hatever necessary notice
to them shall be deemed proper by
notification to the court
administration!
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Article 73:
The litiants may submit their
reuest to the nvestiator durin
the proceedins! The nvestiator
shall decide such claims and specify
the reasons for his decision!
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Article 74:
f the nvestiators orders and
decisions durin the investiation
proceedins are not issued in the
presence of the litiants, he shall
advise them of such orders and
decisions "ithin three days from
their issue date!
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Article 75:
n the ekercise of their duties, the
nvestiators may see the direct
assistance of the security forces
"henever necessary!
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Chapter ll
Assignment of Eperts
Article 76:
The nvestiator may see the
assistance of a specialied ekpert
"ith respect to any matter relatin
to the investiation!
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The ekpert shall submit his report
in "ritin "ithin the time prescribed
by the nvestiator! f the ekpert
fails to submit his report by the
deadline, or if he finds nustification
therefor, the nvestiator may
replace him "ith another ekpert!
ach of the litiants may submit a
report prepared by another ekpert
retained by him in an advisory
capacity!
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Article 78:
The litiants may, on sufficient
cause, obnect to the appointment of
the ekpert! Such obnection shall
specify the reasons thereof and be
submitted to the nvestiator for
decision! The nvestiator shall
issue his decision "ithin three days
from the date of submission of that
obnection! hen an obnection has
been filed, the ekpert shall not
continue in his assinment ekcept
in case of urency in "hich case the
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nvestiator shall order the ekpert

to continue!
Chapter lll
Moement to the Scene
lnspection Search and
Seizure of ltems Connected ith
the Crime
Article 79:
hen necessary, upon havin
been notified of a crime committed
"ithin his nurisdiction, the
nvestiator shall promptly move to
the scene "here that crime has
been committed to carry out the
necessary inspection before the
effects of the crime have been
removed, effaced, or altered!
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Article 80:
Search of d"ellins is an
investiative act and shall not be
conducted ekcept pursuant to a
statement of a person residin in
the relevant d"ellin, that he either
committed a crime or participated
therein or there "as circumstantial
evidence indicatin that he "as in
possession of items relevant to that
crime! The nvestiator may search
any place and seie any item "hich
is liely to have been used in the
commission of that crime or
resultin therefrom and any other
thin that may be useful in
determinin the truth includin any
document or "eapon! n all cases,
the nvestiator shall prepare a
record of that search, specifyin the
reasons therefor and the results
thereof! o"ever, d"ellins shall
not be entered or searched ekcept
as provided by la" and pursuant to
a search "arrant issued by the
ureau of nvestiation and
Prosecution!
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Article 81:
The nvestiator may search the
accused he may also search any
other person if it appears on stron
rounds that he is concealin
certain thins that may be useful in
determinin the truth! Such search
is subnect to the provisions of mrticle
herein!
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Article 82:
Seiure of mail, publications,
parcels, cables, telephone
conversations, and other means of
communication is subnect to the
provisions of mrticles herein!
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Article 83:
Seied items shall be handled in
accordance "ith the provisions of
mrticle herein!
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Article 84:
The nvestiator may not seie
any piece of paper or document
that has been delivered by the
accused to his representative or
attorney in connection "ith the
performance of the service
entrusted to him, nor the
correspondence ekchaned
bet"een them in the case!
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Article 85:
f the nvestiator obtains
evidence that a certain person is in
possession of items relevant to a
crime that he is investiatin, the
nvestiator shall as the head of
the relevant department to issue an
order for the delivery of such items
to the nvestiator to enable him to
inspect these items as
circumstances may "arrant!
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Chapter lV
Disposal of the Seized ltems
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Article 86:
mn order may be issued that any
item seied durin the investiation
be returned even before nudment
is rendered, ekcept "hen these
items are necessary for the
proceedins or subnect to
confiscation!
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The seied items shall be
returned to the person in "hose
possession they have been found! f
these items "ere subnect to the
crime or the crime resultin
therefrom, they shall be returned to
the person "ho lost possession
thereof by reason of that crime,
unless the person in "hose
possession they have been found is
entitled to retain them!
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Article 88:
mn order for the return of the
seied items shall be issued by the
nvestiator or the nude of the
competent court "ithin "hose
nurisdiction the investiation has
been conducted the competent
court may order the return of these
seied items durin the trial!
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Article 89:
mn order authoriin the return of
the seied items shall not preclude
interested parties from claimin
their rihts before the competent
court, ekcept the accused or the
claimant in respect of the private
riht of action "here such an order
had been issued by the court
pursuant to a claim by either of
them aainst the other!
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Article 90:
The nvestiator shall not order
the return of the seied items
should there be any dispute or
doubt as to "ho should receive
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shall be referred to the competent
court pursuant to a reuest by the
interested party "hich shall order as
it sees fit!
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Article 91:
hen an order for suspendin
the case has been issued, such
order shall specify the manner in
"hich the seied items may be
disposed of! This also shall apply
"hen the relevant nudment in the
case has been rendered if the claim
for their return is made before the
court!
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Seied items that have not been
claimed by its o"ners after havin
been duly notified of their riht to
recover them, shall be deposited
"ith Bait al-Mal (Public Treasury)!
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Article 93:
The court "ithin "hose
nurisdiction an investiation has
been conducted may, on sufficient
cause, refer the litiants to a
competent court! n that case, the
seied items may be ept under
uard, or any other security action
may be taen "ith respect thereto!
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Article 94:
f a seied item is perishable "ith
passae of time, or if the cost of its
safeeepin is so ekcessive that it
could eual its value, the court may
order that it be delivered to its
o"ner or be deposited "ith Bait al-
Mal for the purpose of sellin it by
auction "henever the investiation
reuirements allo"! n that case,
the claimant of o"nership may
claim the value for "hich it has
been sold!
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Chapter V _mn _&>

Hearing of Witnesses
Article 95:
The nvestiator shall hear the
statements of the "itnesses called
by the litiants unless he considers
that their testimony "ould be
useless! e may also hear
statements from others "hom he
deems necessary "ith respect to
the facts that may lead to the proof
of the crime, its circumstances, and
its attribution to the accused or his
innocence!
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Article 96:
The nvestiator shall enter into
the record full information about
each "itness, includin the name of
the "itness, his surname, ae,
profession, nationality, place of
residence and his relationship to the
accused, the victim and the
claimant of the private riht of
action!
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These particulars, the testimony of
"itnesses and the procedure for
hearin the testimony shall be
entered into the record "ithout any
amendment, cancellation, erasure,
insertion, or addition! These
particulars shall be valid only after
they have been approved by the
nvestiator, the cler, and the
"itness!
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Article 97:
The testimony shall be sined by
the nvestiator and the cler, and it
shall also be sined by the "itness
after it has been read to him! f the
"itness declines to sin or affik his
thumb print on such testimony, or if
he is unable to do so, a note to this
effect shall be entered into the record
toether "ith any ekplanation on the
part of that "itness!
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"itness separately, and he may hear
the "itnesses in the presence of
other "itnesses and the litiants!
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Article 99:
ollo"in the hearin of the
"itness, the litiants may comment
on his testimony and may as the
nvestiator to hear the "itness on
any other point they raise! The
nvestiator may refuse to direct
irrelevant or defamatory uestions!
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Article 100:
f a "itness is sic or unable to
appear before the court, his
testimony shall be heard at the place
"here he is available!
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Chapter Vl
lnterrogation and Confrontation
Article 101:
hen the accused appears for the
first time for an investiation, the
nvestiator shall tae do"n all his
personal information and shall inform
him of the offense of "hich he is
chared! The nvestiator shall record
any statements the accused
ekpresses about the accusation! The
accused may be confronted "ith any
other accused person or "itness!
mfter statements of the accused have
been read to him, he shall sin them!
f he declines to sin, a note to that
effect shall be entered into the
record!
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Article 102:
The interroation shall be
conducted in a manner that does
not affect the "ill of the accused in
main his statements! The
accused shall not be ased to tae
an oath nor shall he be subnected to
any coercive measures! e shall
not be interroated outside the
location of the investiation bureau
ekcept in an emerency to be
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Chapter Vll
Summons and Arrest and
Appearance Warrants
Article 103:
n all cases, the nvestiator may,
as the case may be, summon any
person to be investiated, or issue a
"arrant for his arrest "henever
investiation circumstances "arrant
it!
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Article 104:
ach summons shall specify the
full name of the person summoned,
his nationality, occupation, place of
residence, date of the summons,
the time and date for his
appearance, name and sinature of
the nvestiator and the official seal!
n addition, the arrest "arrant shall
instruct the public authority officers
to arrest and brin the accused
promptly before the nvestiator in
the event he refuses to appear
voluntarily! urthermore, the
detention "arrant shall instruct the
detention center officer to admit the
accused into detention center after
ekplainin the offense "ith "hich
he is chared and the basis thereof!
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Article 105:
The summons shall be
communicated to the person
"anted for interroation throuh
one of the process servers or public
authority officers "ho shall deliver a
copy of the summons to that
person, if available, or to an adult
member of his family, residin "ith
him!
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nvestiator shall be valid
throuhout the indom!
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Article 107:
f the accused fails to appear
"ithout an acceptable cause after
havin been duly summoned, or if it
is feared that he may flee, or if he is
cauht flarante delecto, the
nvestiator may issue a "arrant for
his arrest and appearance even if
the incident is of such ind for "hich
the accused should not be
detained!
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Article 108:
f the accused has no no"n
place of residence, he shall specify
a place acceptable to the
nvestiator, failin "hich the
nvestiator may issue a "arrant for
his detention!
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Article 109:
The nvestiator shall promptly
interroate the accused "ho has
been arrested! f this is not
possible, he shall be ept in a
detention center pendin his
interroation! The period of
detention shall not ekceed t"enty
four hours! n ekpiry of that
period, the detention center officer
shall notify the chairman of the
relevant department "hich shall
interroate him promptly, or issue
an order for his release!
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Article 110:
f the accused is arrested outside
the venue of the department
conductin the investiation, he
shall be brouht to the investiation
department in the area "here he
"as arrested! This department shall
verify all the relevant personal
particulars and inform the accused
of the incident attributed to him! is
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be recorded! f it is found necessary
that he be transferred, he shall be
notified of the place of his transfer!
Article 111:
f the accused obnects to his
transfer, or if his health condition
does not permit such transfer, the
nvestiator shall be informed and
shall promptly issue the necessary
order!
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Chapter Vlll
The Detention Warrant
Article 112:
The Minister of nterior shall,
upon a recommendation by the
lirector of the ureau of
nvestiation and Prosecution,
specify "hat may be treated as a
manor crime reuirin detention!
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Article 113:
f it appears, follo"in the
interroation of the accused, or in
the event of his fliht, that there is
sufficient evidence of a manor crime
aainst him, or if the interest of the
investiation reuires his detention
to prevent his fleein or affectin
the proceedins of the
investiation, the nvestiator shall
issue a "arrant for his detention for
a period not ekceedin five days
from the date of his arrest!
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Article 114:
The detention shall end "ith the
passae of five days, unless the
nvestiator sees fit to ektend the
detention period! n that case, he
shall, prior to ekpiry of that period,
refer the file to the Chairman of the
branch of ureau of nvestiation
and Prosecution in the relevant
province so that he may issue an
order for ektendin the period of
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the detention for a period or

successive periods provided that
they do not ekceed in their
areate forty days from the date
of arrest, or other"ise release the
accused! n cases that reuire
detention for a loner period, the
matter shall be referred to the
lirector of the ureau of
nvestiation and Prosecution to
issue an order that the arrest be
ektended for a period or successive
periods none of "hich shall ekceed
thirty days and their areate shall
not ekceed sik months from the
date of arrest of the accused!
Thereafter, the accused shall be
directly transferred to the
competent court, or be released!
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pon the detention of the
accused, the oriinal tekt of the
detention "arrant shall be delivered
to the detention center officer "ho
shall sin a copy of that "arrant as
an acno"ledement of receipt!
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hoever is arrested or detained
shall be promptly notified of the
reasons for his arrest or detention,
and shall be entitled to
communicate "ith any person of his
choice, to inform him (of his arrest
or detention), provided that such
communication is under the
supervision of the criminal
investiation officer!
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arrants for arrest, summons, or
detention shall not be ekecuted
after ekpiry of three months from
the date of issue, unless they are
rene"ed!
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detention center officer shall not
allo" any public authority officer to
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ekcept pursuant to a "ritten
permission from the nvestiator! m
note sho"in the name of the
person "ho has been permitted (to
communicate "ith the detainee),
the time for the meetin and the
date and content of such permission
shall be entered into the prison
reister!
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n all cases, the nvestiator shall
order that the accused may not
communicate "ith any other
prisoner or detainee, and that he
not be visited by anyone for a
period not ekceedin sikty days if
the interest of the investiation so
reuires, "ithout prenudice to the
riht of the accused to
communicate "ith his
representative or attorney!
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Temporary Release
Article 120:
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case may, at any time, "hether of
his o"n accord or pursuant to a
reuest by the accused, issue an
order for the release of such
accused, if he considers that there
is no sufficient nustification for his
detention, that his release "ould
not impair the investiation, and
that there is no fear of his fliht or
disappearance, provided that the
accused undertaes to appear "hen
summoned!
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the release is mandatory, the
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acceptable to the nvestiator!
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mn order for the release shall not
stop the nvestiator from issuin a
ne" "arrant for the arrest or
detention of the accused if evidence
aainst him becomes stroner, or
"here the accused violates his
undertains, or "here the
circumstances of the case reuire
such action!
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Article 123:
f the accused is referred to a
court, his release if detained or
detention if not under arrest shall
be "ithin the nurisdiction of the
court to "hich he has been referred!
f lac of nurisdiction is
determined, the court renderin the
nudment of lac of nurisdiction shall
have nurisdiction to consider the
release or detention reuest,
pendin the filin of the case "ith
the competent court!
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Completion of lnestigation and
Course of Action
Article 124:
f the nvestiator is of the
opinion, follo"in completion of the
investiation, that there is
insufficient evidence to proceed
"ith the case, he shall recommend
to the Chairman of the relevant
department to stay the case and
the accused detainee be released
unless he is detained for another
reason! mn order by the Chairman
of the relevant department in
support thereof shall be effective
ekcept in manor crimes "here the
order shall not be effective unless
confirmed by the lirector of the
ureau of nvestiation and
Prosecution or his deputy!
The said order shall ekplain the
reasons therefor and be
communicated to the claimant in
respect of the private riht of
action, and to his heirs collectively
at his place of residence, in case of
his death!
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The decision stayin the case
shall not preclude the reopenin of
its file and the reinvestiation
"henever there is ne" evidence
strenthenin the chare aainst
the dependent! Such ne" evidence
includes testimony of "itnesses as
"ell as records and other
documentation that had not been
previously presented to the
nvestiator!
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f the nvestiator is of the
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investiation, that there is sufficient

evidence aainst the accused, the
case shall be referred to the
competent court, and summons
shall be served on the accused to
appear before it!
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Article 127:
f the investiation covers a
number of related crimes "ithin the
nurisdiction of courts of similar
nurisdiction, all these crimes shall be
referred pursuant to a sinle
referral order to the court "ith
proper venue for one of these
crimes! f the crimes are "ithin the
nurisdictions of courts of different
nurisdictions, they shall be referred
to the court of "ider nurisdiction!
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COURTS
Chapter l
Criminal urisdiction
Article 128:
The Summary Court shall have
nurisdiction over tazir (discretionary
punishment) cases (ekcept those
ekcluded by a statutory la") and
over hadd (Quranic prescribed
punishment) cases (ekcludin
capital punishment and amputation)
and monetary damaes (for crimes)
that do not ekceed onethird of the
diyah (blood money)!
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The eneral Court shall have
nurisdiction over cases that fall
outside the nurisdiction of the
Summary Court provided for under
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mrticle - hereof, or any other

case that by la" falls "ithin the
subnect matter nurisdiction of this
court! n particular, this court,
convenin as three nudes, shall
have nurisdiction over cases "herein
the sentence claimed is the death
penalty, rajm (stonin), amputation
or qisas (retaliatory punishment) in
cases other than death! This court
shall not be entitled to issue a death
sentence by "ay of tazir, ekcept
pursuant to a unanimous vote!
Should such unanimity be
impossible, the Minister of ustice
shall assin t"o other nudes in
addition to the three nudes "ho
shall toether be entitled, either
unanimously or by manority vote, to
issue a death sentence by "ay of
tazir!
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The eneral Court, in a locality
"here there is no Summary Court,
shall have the same nurisdiction as
the Summary Court!
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enue shall be determined by the
place of commission of the crime, or
the place "here the accused
resides! f the accused has no
no"n place of residence, the
venue shall be determined by the
place "here he is arrested!
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Article 132:
t shall be deemed as a place of a
crime, any place "here any of the
acts constitutin that crime have
been committed, or any act
reuired to be done, the omission of
"hich caused physical harm!
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Article 133:
The court that considers a
criminal case shall be competent to
adnudicate all matters that are
deemed essential for decidin the
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criminal case that "as filed before

it, unless the la" stipulates
other"ise!
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Article 134:
f a nudment in a criminal case is
continent on the outcome of a
nudment in another criminal case,
the proceedins shall be stayed
pendin a decision on the other
case!
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Conflict of urisdiction
Article 135:
f an action is initiated in respect
of a sinle crime or several related
crimes before t"o courts, and both
courts have or have not assumed
nurisdiction and that nurisdiction is
ekclusive to these courts, the
petition for specifyin the court to
adnudicate shall be made to the
mppellate Court!
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PART Sl
TRlAL PROCEEDlNGS
Chapter l
Summons to Litigants
Article 136:
f an action is initiated before a
court, the accused shall be
summoned to appear before that
court! jo such summons shall be
necessary "here the accused
appears for the hearin and a
chare has been issued aainst
him!
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Prior to holdin a hearin,
litiants shall be summoned "ith
sufficient time provided for them to
appear before the competent court!
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in flarante delecto shall be
promptly, "ithout prior notice,
brouht before the court! f he ass
that court to rant him a race
period in order to prepare his
defense, the court must rant him
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The summons shall be served on
the accused personally, or at his
place of residence, pursuant to the
rules of the Shariah Procedure #a"!
f it is not possible to locate the
place of residence of the accused,
the summons shall be delivered in
his last place of residence in the
indom to the appropriate
authority in the overnship, county,
or district! The place "here the
crime has occurred shall be deemed
to be the last place of residence of
the accused, unless other"ise
established!
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letainees or prisoners shall be
summoned throuh the detention
officer or prison "arden, or their
deputies!
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Appearance of Litigants
Article 140:
n manor crimes, the accused shall
personally appear before the court,
"ithout prenudice to his riht to
see leal assistance! ms to other
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crimes, he may be represented by a

representative or an attorney for his
defense! n all cases, the court may
issue an order for the personal
appearance of the accused!
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Article 141:
f the accused "ho has been duly
summoned fails to appear on the
day specified in the summon
document and has not sent a
representative "here such
representation is permissible, the
nude shall proceed to hear the
plaintiffs pleadins and evidence
and enter them in the case record!
The ude shall not render a
nudment ekcept in the presence of
the accused! f the accused fails to
appear "ithout an acceptable
ekcuse, the nude may issue a
"arrant for his detention!
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f an action is initiated aainst
several persons "ith respect to one
incident, and some of them fail to
appear in spite of bein summoned,
the nude shall proceed to hear the
plaintiffs pleadins and evidence
aainst all of them, and shall enter
the same in the case record! e
shall not render a nudment aainst
the absentees until they appear
before the court!
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Chapter lll
Order During Hearings
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Article 143:
rder and control over court
hearins are vested "ith their
Chairman, "ho shall be entitled to
remove anyone "ho disturbs the
hearins from the courtroom! f this
person fails to abide by the courts
order, the court may instantly
sentence him to imprisonment for a
period not ekceedin t"entyfour
hours, and this decision shall be
final! The court may, at any time
before the end of the hearin,
retract that decision!
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The court may try any person "ho
commits an act of assault on that
court panel "hile in session or on
any of its members or staff and it
may issue a sentence aainst him
accordin to Shariah principles,
after he has been iven the chance
to defend himself!
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f a crime other than those
provided for under mrticles and
herein is committed durin a
court hearin, the court may, if it
decides not to refer the case to the
ureau of nvestiation and
Prosecution, render nudment
accordin to Shariah principles
aainst the accused, after hearin
his statement, ekcept "here the
case falls "ithin the nurisdiction of
another court, in "hich case it shall
be referred to that court!
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Crimes committed durin a court
hearin that are not instantly
determined by that court shall be
decided in accordance "ith the
eneral leal principles!
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Chapter lV
Refusal and Dismissal of udges
Article 147:
Subnect to the provisions of
Section herein relatin to order
and control over hearins, the
refusal and dismissal of nudes shall
be subnect to the provisions of
Shariah Procedure #a"! m nude
shall be precluded to try the case if
the crime has been committed
aainst him at times other than
court hearins!
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Chapter V
Priate Right of Action
Article 148:
m person harmed by a crime and
his heirs shall, at any time durin
the proceedins of the case in issue,
be entitled to submit a reuest to
the trial court reardin his private
riht of action reardless of the
amount thereof, even thouh his
action has been renected durin the
investiation!
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f the person harmed by a crime
lacs capacity and has no uardian
or trustee, the court in "hich the
criminal action has been filed shall
appoint a person to pursue his
private riht of action!
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Private riht of action shall be
initiated aainst the accused if he is
of capacity, or aainst his uardian
or trustee if the accused lacs
capacity! f such accused has no
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m claimant of the private riht of
action shall desinate a place "ithin
the to"n "here the court is located,
and this shall be entered "ith the
administration of the court! f he
fails to do so, he shall be notified
throuh the court administration!
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The abandonment of the private
riht of action shall not affect the
public criminal riht of action!
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Article 153:
f a claimant of the private riht of
action abandons his action in the
proceedins initiated before a court
handlin the criminal case, he may
continue the action before that
court and shall not be entitled to
initiate the action before another
court!
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f the person harmed by the
crime files an action for damaes
"ith a competent court, and then a
criminal action is filed, he may
abandon his action before that court
and file it "ith the court hearin the
criminal action!
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Chapter Vl
Order and Procedures of
Hearings
Article 155:
Court hearins shall be public! The
court may ekceptionally consider
the action or any part thereof in
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closed hearins, or may prohibit

certain classes of people from
attendin those hearins for
security reasons, or maintenance of
public morality, if it is deemed
necessary for determinin the truth!
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Article 156:
Court hearins shall be attended
by a cler "ho records the minutes
under the supervision of the
Chairman of the hearin! This
record shall indicate the name of
the nude(s) of "hom the court is
composed, the name of the
Prosecutor, place and time of the
hearin, names of the litiants
present and their advocates, their
statements and claims, a summary
of their pleadins, the evidence
includin testimony of "itnesses,
any action taen durin the hearin,
and "ordins and bases of the
nudment! ach pae of this record
shall be sined by the Chairman, by
the members of the court, and by
the cler of the court!
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n manor crimes, the Prosecutor
shall appear durin the court
hearins in connection "ith the
public riht of action, and the court
shall hear his statements and
decide the same! n other cases, he
shall attend court hearins if
summoned by the ude or the
Prosecutor finds reason to appear!
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jo physical restraints shall be
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placed on the accused durin court

hearins! e shall be sufficiently
uarded and shall not be dismissed
from any hearin durin
deliberation of the case unless he
ives cause therefore! n that case,
the precedin shall continue and
the accused may be admitted to the
hearin "henever such cause for
his removal ceases to ekist! The
court shall eep him informed of
any action that has been taen
durin his absence!
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Article 159:
The court shall not be bound by
the description included in the
memorandum of the chares! t
shall ive the act the proper
description even thouh the
description is not compatible "ith
the memorandum of the chares,
and shall advise the accused
accordinly!
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The court may, at any time,
permit the Prosecutor to amend the
memorandum of the chares at any
time! The accused shall be notified
of such amendment and be ranted
sufficient opportunity to prepare his
defense "ith respect to such
amendment, accordin to la"!
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lurin the hearin, the court shall
inform the accused of the offense of
"hich he is chared and shall read
and ekplain to him the
memorandum of the chares and
provide him "ith a copy thereof!
The court shall then as the
accused to respond!
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f the accused at any time
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confesses to the offense of "hich he

is chared, the court shall hear his
statement in detail and ekamine
him! f the court is satisfied that it
is a true confession and sees no
need for further evidence, it shall
tae no further action and decide
the case! o"ever, the court shall
complete the investiation if
necessary!
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f the accused denies the offense
of "hich he is chared, or refuses to
respond, the court shall proceed to
hear the evidence and tae
"hatever action it deems necessary
"ith respect thereto! t shall
interroate the accused in detail
reardin the evidence and the
content of memorandum of the
chares! ach of the parties may
crossekamine the "itnesses called
by the other party and discuss its
evidence!
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Article 164:
ach of the litiants may reuest
to call any "itnesses and revie"
evidence they may present and
reuest tain a specific action in
connection "ith investiation
proceedins! The court may renect
such a reuest if it considers that it
is intended for delay, malice, or
deception, or that rantin such a
reuest is not probative!
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The court may call any "itness
"henever it concludes that there is
a need to hear or crossekamine his
statements! t may also hear any
person "ho, on his o"n accord,
appears before the court, if it
considers that to be useful in
determinin the truth!
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Article 166:
Subnect to the Shariah rules
overnin the testimony "ith
respect to hadd cases, a person
summoned to testify, pursuant to a
nudes order, shall appear before
the court at the desinated place
and time!
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f it is established that a "itness
has no"inly iven false
statements, he shall be punished for
the crime of pernury!
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f a "itness is a child or his
testimony is other"ise inadmissible,
his statement shall not constitute a
testimony! o"ever, if the court
considers that such testimony could
be useful, it may proceed to hear
that "itness! f the "itness is ill or
is other"ise under a serious
physical disability, renderin his
ekamination by the nude
impossible, the court may see the
assistance of someone "ho can
communicate "ith that "itness, but
such statements shall not constitute
a testimony!
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Article 169:
Testimony shall be iven at the
court session, and each "itness
shall be heard separately! here
necessary, "itnesses may be ept
apart and confronted "ith each
other! The court shall refuse to
direct any uestion intended to
influence the "itness, or if it is a
leadin uestion! The court shall
not allo" directin any indecent
uestion, unless it relates to
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material facts, leadin to decision in

the case and shall protect the
"itnesses aainst any attempted
intimidation or confusion durin the
testimony!
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Article 170:
here necessary, the court may
move to the place "here the crime
has been committed, or to any
other place, for inspection, or to
hear a "itness "ho is unable to
appear, or to ascertain any matter!
The litiants shall be permitted to
appear at the other place, and a
nude may be assined for that
tas! mny action taen by this nude
shall be subnect to the rules
applicable to trial proceedins!
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Article 171:
The court may issue an order
reuirin any person to surrender
anythin in his possession to that
court and may also order the
seiure of anythin relatin to the
case in issue, if that action is
deemed useful for determinin the
truth! mny document or other item
produced durin the trial may be
ept, pursuant to a court order,
pendin the disposal of the case!
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Article 172:
The court may assin one or
more ekperts to advise on any
technical uestions related to the
case! The ekpert shall provide the
court, "ithin the prescribed time,
"ith a "ritten report statin his
opinion! #itiants may obtain a
copy of that report! f the litiants,
"itnesses or either of them do not
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misrepresentation is established
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interpreters, the court shall punish
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ach of the litiants may provide
the court "ith "hatever they have
in "ritin in connection "ith the
case in issue, for inclusion in the file
thereof!
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Article 174:
The court shall first hear the
prosecutors chares, then the
response of the accused or his
representative or attorney! Then,
the court shall hear the claimant
reardin the private riht of action
to be follo"ed by the response of
the accused or his leal
representative or attorney! ach of
the parties shall be entitled to
comment on the statement of the
other party, and the accused shall
be the last to address the court! The
court may prohibit any party from
continuin the pleadin if his
statement is irrelevant or repetitive!
Thereafter, the court may either
render a nudment acuittin the
accused or convictin the accused
and imposin the punishment! n
both cases, the court shall dispose
of the private riht of action!
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Chapter Vll
Forgery as Susidiary Action
Article 175:
The Prosecutor and all litiants
may, at any stae of the
proceedins, contest any part of the
evidence as bein fored!
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Article 176:
The contestation shall be filed
"ith the trial court and must specify
the contested evidence and the
rounds thereof!
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f the trial court has reason to
believe that there is a prima facie
case of forery, it shall refer the
relevant documents to the
competent authority and stay the
action until the competent authority
has issued a decision on the forery
action, "here the nudment on the
case in issue is continent on the
contested documents!
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Article 178:
f it is decided that there is no
forery, the court shall punish the
accuser, if appropriate!
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Article 179:
f it is decided that all or part of a
formal document has been fored,
the court that has passed such
decision shall order such document
ekcluded or corrected, as the case
may be! m note to that effect shall
be entered into the record and the
fored document be mared
accordinly!
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Chapter Vlll
Ruling
Article 180:
m court shall base its nudment
on the evidence produced durin
the trial! The nude shall not base
his nudment on his no"lede of
the facts, nor on facts contradictin
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Article 181:
mny nudment rendered on the
subnect matter of a criminal action
shall decide the plaintiffs claims
reardin the private riht of action
and those of the accused, unless
the court elects that a decision on
those claims reuires conductin
special investiations upon "hich
disposal of the criminal action may
be postponed! n such a case, a
court shall postpone the disposal of
these claims, pendin completion of
the investiation!
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Article 182:
The nudment shall be read in an
open session at "hich the parties
must be present, even thouh the
case has been considered in closed
sessions! The nudment shall be
nointly sined by all the nudes "ho
participated in renderin it, and "ho
must all be present at the time
"hen the nudment is read, unless
the absence of any of them is
ekcusable! The nudment shall
indicate the name of the renderin
court, its date, names of the nudes,
names of the litiants, the crime
subnect of the action, a summary of
claims or defenses submitted by
litiants and the supportin
evidence and aruments, the
staes of the action, the tekt of the
nudment, reasons and leal bases
therefor, and "hether it "as
rendered unanimously or by
manority vote!
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mny nudment shall be entered in

the udment ecord and be ept in
the file of the action "ithin ten days
from the date it "as rendered! mn
official copy thereof shall be iven
to the accused, to the Prosecutor
and to the claimant of the private
riht of action, if any! nce the
nudment has become final, it shall
be formally communicated to
"homever the court deems
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The court renderin nudment on
the subnect matter shall dispose of
the litiants claims in relation to
the seied items! here necessary,
it may refer the dispute "ith respect
to these items to a competent
court! lurin the hearin, the court
may also render a nudment "ith
respect to the disposal of these
seied items!
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m nudment disposin of the
seied items as provided for under
mrticle - hereof shall not be
ekecuted if the nudment rendered
in the action is not final, unless
these items are perishable, or if the
safeeepin thereof is very costly!
f the court decides that the
seied items be delivered to a
particular person, such delivery may
be prompt, "ith an undertain,
"ith or "ithout uarantee, that the
items received by him "ill be
returned if the nudment pursuant
to "hich he received those items is
not upheld!
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possession of real estate, the court
may, durin the proceedins, issue
an order that such real estate be
ekpropriated and placed at the
courts disposal!
f a person is convicted of a crime
accompanied by the use of force,
and if it appears to the court that
someone has been dispossessed of
real estate by the use of such force,
it may issue an order that the said
real estate be returned to the
person from "hom it "as usurped,
"ithout prenudice to the rihts of
other parties to the real estate!
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Article 187:
f an accused is convicted, or
acuitted, pursuant to a nudment
on the subnect matter of the
criminal action, no other criminal
action shall be initiated aainst this
accused in respect of the same acts
and facts upon "hich the nudment
has been rendered!
f another criminal action is
initiated, the previous nudment
shall be maintained at any time of
this action, even if the case is bein
considered by the mppellate Court!
The court shall have due reard of
the previous nudment, even if the
issue has not been maintained by
the litiants! mny previous rulin
shall be established by submittin
an official copy thereof, or a
certificate issued by the court "ith
respect thereto!!
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Chapter l
lnalidity
Article 188:
mny action that is inconsistent
"ith the principles of Shariah or the
la"s derived therefrom shall be
invalid!
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f the invalidity is attributable to
noncompliance "ith the la"s
overnin the composition or
nurisdiction of the court, it may be
maintained at any time of the
hearin and be disposed of by the
court "ithout a motion!
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kcept as other"ise provided for
under mrticle - hereof, if the
invalidity is attributable to a
correctable defect in the
proceedins, the court shall correct
it! f it is attributable to an
uncorrectable defect, the action
shall be held invalid!
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Article 191:
The invalidity of a certain action
shall not affect the validity of the
prior actions, nor the subseuent
actions, unless they have been based
thereon!
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Article 192:
f it appears to the court that the
action includes an essential defect
that cannot be corrected, it shall
issue a nudment dismissin the case!
That nudment does not preclude
the refilin of the case "hen the leal
reuirements have been satisfied!
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PART SEVEN
WAS TO OECT TO UDGMENTS
APPEAL AND RECONSlDERATlON
Chapter l
Appeal
Article 193:
The accused, the Prosecutor, and
the claimant of the private riht of
action shall be entitled to appeal any
nudment "hether it relates to
conviction, acuittal, or lac of
nurisdiction! The court shall notify
these parties of such riht upon
readin of the nudment!
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Article 194:
mn appeal aainst a nudment shall
be "ithin thirty days from the date of
receipt of a copy of the nudment!
ollo"in the readin of the
nudment, the court shall desinate a
date for the receipt of a copy of the
nudment, "ithin a makimum period
of ten days from the date of readin
the nudment, and enter the same in
the case record!
The appellant shall be reuired to
sin an acno"ledement of receipt!
f he fails to appear on the appointed
date for receivin a copy of the
nudment, such copy shall, on the
same date, be deposited in the file of
the case, and a note to that effect
shall be entered into the record
pursuant to a nudes order! The
thirtyday period specified for the
appeal starts runnin on the deposit
date! The authorities in chare of the
prisoner shall brin him on the
prescribed time to provide him "ith a
copy of the nudment, and shall also
brin him to submit his appeal "ithin
the desinated time!
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Article 195:
Should an appellant fails to file
his memorandum of appeal "ithin
the period provided for under mrticle
herein, the trial court shall,
"ithin fortyfive days from the date
of pronouncin the nudment, file
that nudment "ith the mppellate
Court! f the nudment involves a
death sentence, stonin,
amputation or qisas (not involvin
death), such nudment shall be
appealed even if no litiant so
reuests, and the court shall file its
nudment "ithin the above
mentioned period to the mppellate
Court!
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Article 196:
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The appeal memorandum shall

be filed "ith the trail court, statin
the appealed nudment, its date,
the rounds for that nudment, the
appellants reuests, and reasons
supportin his appeal!
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Article 197:
The court renderin the appealed
nudment shall revie" the
memorandum of appeal "ith
respect to the rounds for such
appeal "ithout holdin hearins,
unless other"ise necessary! f it
appears to the court that there is
reason for amendin that nudment,
it shall be amended accordinly!
ther"ise, the court shall uphold its
nudment and refer it alon "ith all
the documents to the mppellate
Court! f the nudment is amended,
it shall be communicated to the
appellant and to the other litiants
and, in that case, shall be subnect to
the applicable rules of procedure!
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Article 198:
The mppellate Court shall first
consider the formalities of the
appeal, and "hether the appellant
is entitled to file an appeal, and
shall then decide "hether to accept
or renect the appeal for formality
reasons! f the form of the appeal is
renected, the court shall issue a
separate decision to that effect!
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Article 199:
The mppellate Court shall dispose
of the subnect matter of the appeal
on the basis of the evidence
included in the file of the case!
#itiants shall not appear before the
court, unless it decides other"ise!
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Article 200:
The mppellate Court may permit
the litiants to submit ne" evidence
to support the rounds of their
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appeal! t may also tae "hatever

action that facilitates disposin of
the subnect!
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Article 201:
m nudment shall be reversed if it
contradicts the tekt of the Quran or
Sunnah or the consensus of Muslim
nurists!
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Article 202:
m nudment shall be reversed if it
violates the la"s concernin the
competence of the court "ith
respect to its composition or
nurisdiction to revie" the case! The
mppellate Court shall desinate the
competent court and refer the case
to it!
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Article 203:
f the mppellate Court accepts the
form and substance of the appeal, it
shall remand the same to the trial
court for reconsideration on the
basis of the remars supportin the
decision of the mppellate Court! f
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remars, it shall amend the
nudment accordinly! f the trial
court is not satisfied and maintains
its previous nudment, it shall
ans"er the remars raised by the
mppellate Court!
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The mppellate Court shall ive its
comments on the nudments
referred to it "ith or "ithout an
appeal, in accordance "ith the
provisions of mrticle !
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f the mppellate Court is satisfied
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trial court "ith respect to the
remars it raised, it shall affirm the
nudment! f not, it shall reverse the
appeal in "hole or in part, as the
case may be, and shall state the
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remand the case to another court
for renderin a nudment in
accordance "ith the la"! f the
appealed nudment is complete in
every respect, and if urent action
is deemed necessary, the mppellate
Court may render nudment on the
subnect matter! henever the
mppellate Court renders a nudment,
such nudment shall be rendered in
the presence of the litiants and its
nudment shall be final, unless it is a
death sentence, stonin,
amputation or qisas (other than
death), in "hich case it shall be
referred to the Supreme udicial
Council!
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Chapter ll
Reconsideration
Article 206:
mny of the litiants may apply for
reconsideration of any final
nudment imposin punishment, in
the follo"in circumstances:
() f an accused has been
convicted of murder, but the
person alleed to have been
murdered turns out to be
alive!
() f a person has been
convicted of havin
committed a certain act, and
yet another person has also
been convicted of havin
committed the same act, thus
resultin in contradiction that
leads to the conclusion that
one of the t"o persons should
be acuitted!
(&) 'f the $ud#ment has been based on
evidence that turns out to be for#ed, or
on testimon( that turns out to be
per$urious.
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that "as nullified!
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evidence or facts that "ere
unno"n at the time of the
trial, appeared, "hich could
have led to the acuittal of the
accused or the mitiation of
punishment!
Article 207:
euest for a reconsideration
shall be made by a petition
submitted to the trial court and
shall specify the nudment to be
reconsidered and the rounds for
such reuest!
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Article 208:
The court shall consider the
petition for reconsideration and
shall first decide "hether such
petition is satisfactory as reards
the form thereof! f it is accepted,
the court shall desinate a date for
considerin the substance of that
petition, and shall notify the parties
accordinly!
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Article 209:
The courts acceptance of the
formal aspect of a petition for
reconsideration of a decision shall
not lead to the stay of ekecution of
the nudment, unless it is a
nudment involvin a corporeal
punishment such as qisas, hadd,
or tazir n other cases, the court,
may order a stay of ekecution in its
decision to accept the petition for
reconsideration!
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Article 210:
mny acuittal nudment pursuant
to a petition for reconsideration
must, if the convicted person so
reuests, include moral and
material compensation to mitiate
the damae suffered by him!
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f a petition for the
reconsideration of a decision is
renected, any ne" petition based on
the same facts shall not be filed!
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udments rendered on the
subnect matter, pursuant to a
petition for the reconsideration,
may be obnected to and appealed,
unless such nudment "as rendered
by the mppellate Court, in "hich
case the provisions of mrticle
hereof shall be implemented!
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PART ElGHT
THE FORCE OF FlNAL UDGMENT
Article 213:
inal nudments are those that
have become final after havin
been accepted by the party aainst
"hom they "ere rendered or after
havin been affirmed by the
mppellate Court or the Supreme
udicial Council, each accordin to
its nurisdiction!
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Article 214:
m criminal case in respect of
"hich a nudment has been
rendered shall not be reconsidered
ekcept "here an appeal from that
nudment has been filed in
accordance "ith the provisions
herein!
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ENFORCEALE UDGMENTS
Article 215:
Penal nudments shall not be
enforced unless and until they have
become final!
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mn accused detainee shall be
promptly released in case of an
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acuittal or if not sentenced to a

term of imprisonment or if the term
of imprisonment passed aainst him
has ekpired "hile the accused "as
in detention!
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Article 217:
f a convicted person is
sentenced to a term of
imprisonment and has already
served part of that term "hile bein
detained in connection "ith the
case that has been adnudicated, the
period of such detention shall be
deducted from the term of
imprisonment imposed on the
accused!
mn accused person, "ho has been
harmed as a result of malicious
accusation or as a result of bein
detained or imprisoned for a period
ekceedin the term prescribed for
such detention or imprisonment,
shall be entitled to compensation!
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The court renderin a nudment
of conviction may order that the
ekecution of its penal nudment be
postponed if there are material
reasons for such postponement!
The nudment shall specify in its
tekt these reasons as "ell as the
period of postponement!
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The Chief of the court that has
rendered the ekecutable penal
nudment shall send it to the
mdministrative overnor to tae
enforcement actions! The
administrative overnor shall tae
immediate action to enforce that
nudment!
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(a) udments imposin death,
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only be ekecuted pursuant to
a oyal rder to be issued by
the in or his authoried
representative!
(b) epresentatives of the
mdministrative overnor, the
Court, the ureau of the
Promotion of irtue and
Prevention of ice, and the
police shall "itness the
ekecution of the nudment
involvin death, stonin,,
amputation, or floin!
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The provisions the Shariah
Procedure #a" shall apply "hen
there are no provisions provided
herein, and in matters that are not
inconsistent "ith the nature of
penal actions!
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The implementation reulations
of this la" shall define the
procedure for enforcement of penal
nudments relatin to criminal
cases!
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Article 223:
The Council of Ministers shall
issue rules for the implementation
reulations of this la" pursuant to a
recommendation by the Minister of
ustice after areement "ith the
Minister of nterior!
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This la" shall repeal any
provisions inconsistent there"ith!
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This la" shall be published in the
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implemented on ekpiry of one
hundred and eihty days after it has
been published!
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