ENACTMENT NO. 4 OF 1994 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (SYARIAH) CODE 1994
PART IV - PROCEEDINGS IN PROSECUTIONS CHAPTER 11 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO TRIALS
Section 103. Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings.
(1) If, from the absence of a witness or any other reasonable cause, it becomes necessary or advIsable to postpone the commencement of or adjourn any trial the Court may; from time to time, postpone or adjourn the same on such terms as it thinks fit for such time it considers reasonable and may, by warrant, remand the accused if in custody:
Provided that no Judge shall remand an accused person to custody under this section for a period exceeding eight days at a time:
Provided further that where a Government Medical Officer has certified that the complainant will not be able to give evidence before a certain date the accused may be remanded until such date notwithstanding that the term of remand may exceed eight days.
(2) Every order made under this section by the Syariah Court shall be in writing, signed by the presiding Judge or Registrar and shall state the reasons therefore.
Explanation-If sufficient evidence has been obtained to raise a suspicion that the accused may have committed an offence and it appears likely that further evidence may be obtained by a remand, this is a reasonable cause for a remand.