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22nd. OCTOBER, 2013 Giving false syahadah.

233. (1) Any syahid who, before the judgment or conviction is made by the Court, confesses that he has given false syahadah or it is proved that his syahadah is false is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $28,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or both.

(2) Any syahid who, after the Court has made the judgment or conviction, and the punishment has not been executed, confesses that he has given false syahadah or it is proved that his syahadah is false is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $28,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years, and pay damages for the loss incurred by mahkum 'alaihi, if any, according to the respective shares as the Court thinks reasonable.

(3) Any syahid who, after the Court has made the judgment or conviction, and the punishment has been executed, confesses that he has given false syahadah or it is proved that his syahadah is false is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to the same punishment that has been made to the mahkum 'alaihi.

Giving false evidence or information.

234. (1) Any person who intentionally gives false evidence or fabricates evidence for the purpose of being used in any stage of a judicial proceeding is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $28,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or both.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), "stage of a judicial proceeding" includes—
 * (a) an investigation directed by law preliminary to a proceeding before a Court, though that investigation may not take place before a Court;
 * (b) an investigation directed by a Court under the law and conducted under the authority of the Court, though that investigation may not take place before a Court.

(3) Any person who knows or has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under this Order or under any other written law to which Syariah Courts have jurisdiction, gives any information relating to such offence which he knows or believes to be false is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $8,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.

(4) Any person who furnishes, as true, information or statement or declaration on the matter which he knows or has reason to believe to be false on arty matter required by any public servant in the exercise of his lawful duty is 1761