Caning Punishment In Shariah

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Caning Punishment In Shariah

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Caning is a common punishment in Islamic criminal law. Some people will call it as caning punishment which referring to the use of cane in whipping, while others will refers it as whipping punishment. By virtue of Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, the word of whipping has been used, because whipping can be categorized as a punishment for those who are found guilty in criminal offences. On the other hand, the word of caning is more less used because caning punishment is more lighter than whipping punishment and it is normally occur in school. Whipping or caning punishment which under the Syariah law does not aim at causing the offender to suffer any cuts or bruises. Nor does it aim at leaving …show more content…

At first instance, the Deputy Syariah Public Prosecutor (DSPP) must make an application to register the case in Syariah Court and the Registrar shall review the application on whether the Court has jurisdiction to hear this criminal case. If the case have been met with all the prerequisites, the court will approved the application. The requirement is the offences must be committed by a person who had professing Islamic religion. Others than that, the offence is within the jurisdiction of the court and the maximum punishment is more than three thousand Ringgit Malaysia or imprisonment more than two …show more content…

In carrying out the Syariah whipping sentence, the prison authorities will refer to the Syariah Criminal Procedure Act (Federal Territories) 1997 (SCPA) and also the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) which in turn will clarify any ambiguity in the procedures as stated under the SCPA.
The SCPA does not contain any discriminatory whipping procedures on male and female offenders. The only different is the whipping of a male offender shall be inflicted in a standing position, while the female offender will be whipped in a sitting position.[ S. 125(3)(i), Syariah Criminal Procedure Act (Federal Territories) 1997] The female offender shall sit on the stool provided by the Prison Department. If the female offender is pregnant, the execution shall be postponed until the end of two months after delivery or miscarriage.[ S. 125(3)(b), Syariah Criminal Procedure Act (Federal Territories)

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