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Federal Supreme Court - Criminal Appeal No. 509 of 2024 on Trial Court’s Authority in Evidence Assessment

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

Federal Supreme Court

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

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Session of Monday, December 16, 2024

Headed by Judge Ahmed Abdullah Al Mulla, “Head of the Department” with the membership of Judges Dr Ibrahim Obaid Ali Al Ali and Muftah Salim Saad Al-Obaidi.

 

(1-4) The court of ‘subject matter court: Its authority to understand the facts in the case and to define the proof of the violations and attribute them to the accused.’ Crimes and penalties for violations against persons.

 

(1) Understanding the facts of the case, evaluating the evidence, and forming a judgement on the occurrence of the violation and the accused's relationship to it is the authority of the trial court.

 

(2) Defining the proof of the fact to be proven. It is sufficient for the court to deduce from the circumstances of the incident and the evidence and to arrange the results from the premises, provided that the evidence is clearly indicative of the fact. Not required.

 

(3) The trial court shall draw its conviction that the violation is proven and that the accused committed it. It may be from any evidence it is satisfied with. Its condition. It must have an established...