Section 5. Evidence may be given of facts in issue and qarinah. (SYARIAH COURT EVIDENCE ENACTMENT 2002

ENACTMENT NO. 9 OF 2002
SYARIAH COURT EVIDENCE ENACTMENT 2002

PART I - RELEVANCY
CHAPTER 2 - QARINAH
General

Section 5. Evidence may be given of facts in issue and qarinah.

Evidence may be given in any suit or proceeding of the existence or non-existence of every fact in issue and of such other facts as are hereinafter declared to be qarinah, and of no others.

Explanation

— This section shall not enable any person to give evidence of a fact which he is disentitled to prove by the law relating to civil procedure.

ILLUSTRATION

A is charged with beating B, his wife, with a club with the intention of ill-treating her.

At A’s trial the following facts are in issue:

A’s beating B with the club.

A’s hurting B with the beating with the intention of ill-treating her.