Section 170
Power on revision
of Syariah Criminal Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1997
ActIn forceProvision 170 of 231
Section 170
(1)
Where in the exercise of its revisionary jurisdiction, the
Court called for the record of the proceedings or such record is referred to it, the Court may exercise any of the powers conferred by sections 141, 145, 146 and 147.
(2)
No order under this section shall be made to the prejudice of the accused unless he has had an opportunity of being heard, either personally or by Peguam Syarie, in his own defence.
(3)
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize the Court exercising any revisionary juridiction to convert a finding of acquittal into one of conviction.
Hearing of parties on revision