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Federal Supreme Court - Criminal Appeal No. 285 of 2023 on Blood Money (Diyyah) in Manslaughter Cases

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

Federal Supreme Court

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

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Session on Tuesday, January 2 2024

Headed by Judge Mohamed Abdulrahman Al-Jarrah, “Head of the Department” with the membership of Judges Al-Hassan Ibn Al-Arabi Faidi and Muftah Salim Saad Al-Obaidi

 

 

(1-4) Crimes and penalties ‘Crimes of retaliation (Qisas) and blood money (Diyya) and the applicability of the provisions of Islamic Shari'ah to them’ ‘Types of crimes and misdemeanours: One of the penalties is blood money (Diyyah). The provisions of the Islamic Shari'ah ‘their applicability to retaliation (Qisas) and blood money (Diyya) violations’.

 

(1) Qisas and blood money violations are subject to the provisions of the Islamic Shari'ah. Article 1 of Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021

 

(2) Diyyah. What it is. An original financial penalty in crimes of quasi-willful violations, similar to compensation and differs from it in that it is estimated at a certain limit that may not be increased or decreased and is a right of the victim's heirs. Proof of the fact attributed to the accused without examining whether there is any harm to them. The court must impose it at any stage of the p...