Section 148. Decision on appeal. (SYARIAH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ENACTMENT 1988

ENACTMENT No. 3 Of 1989
SYARIAH CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ENACTMENT 1988

PART V - OF APPEAL AND REVISION
Chapter XVII - OF APPEALS TO THE MAHKAMAH RAYUAN

Section 148. Decision on appeal.

At the hearing of the appeal the Mahkamah Rayuan may, if it considers there is no sufficient ground of interfering, dismiss the appeal or may-

(a) in an appeal from an order of acquittal, reverse such order, and direct that the accused be retried or find him guilty and pass sentence on him according to law;

(b) in an appeal from a conviction or in an appeal as to sentence-

(i) reverse the finding and sentence and acquit or discharge the accused, or order him to be re-tried; or

(ii) alter the finding, maintaining the sentence, or with or without altering the finding reduce or enhance the sentence or alter the nature of the sentence;