Section 5. Evidence may be given of a fact in issue and relevant facts. (SYARIAH COURTS EVIDENCE ENACTMENT 1992

ENACTMENT NO. 16 OF 1992
SYARIAH COURTS EVIDENCE ENACTMENT 1992

PART I - RELEVANCY
CHAPTER II - QARINAH

Section 5. Evidence may be given of a fact in issue and relevant facts.

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

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

ILLUSTRATION

A is charged with beating B, his wife, with a stick with the intention to cause pain to her.
In A’s trial the following facts are in issue:

A beats B with the stick.

A inflicts on B by the beating with intention to cause pain to B.