Malaysia legislation

Section 70

of Syariah Criminal Procedure Enactment 2004

Section 70

Where –

(a)

it is uncertain in which of several local areas an offence was committed;

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(b)

an offence is committed partly in one local limit of jurisdiction and partly in another;

(c)

an offence is a continuing one and continues to be committed in more local limits of jurisdiction than one; or

(d)

it consists of several acts done in different local limits of jurisdiction, the case may be heard by the Court having jurisdiction within any of the said local limits of jurisdiction.

When doubt arises, Chief Syar'ie Judges to decide

Section 70 — Syariah Criminal Procedure Enactment 2004