Section 40. Number of witnesses (SYARIAH CRIMINAL CODE (II) (1993) 2015

ENACTMENT No. 13 OF 2015
SYARIAH CRIMINAL CODE (II) (1993) 2015

PART III - EVIDENCE

Section 40. Number of witnesses

(1) The minimum number of witnesses required to prove all offence under this Code except for adultery and sodomy shall not less than two witnesses and taking into consideration the requirement of tazkiyyah-al-shuhud.

(2) The minimum number of witnesses required to prove an offence of adultery and sodomy shall be four with the consideration to the requirement of tazkiyyah-al-shuhud.