Article 141 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law
المادة 141 من اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام الإجراءات الجزائية · الفصل الأول: الاستئناف
This article of the Regulations explains the effect of not submitting the objection within its period: for a judgment not subject to mandatory review the right to appeal or review is lost and it becomes final, and for one subject to mandatory review the right to submit the memorandum is lost.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
1- إذا كان الحكم غير واجب التدقيق، ولم يقدم المعترض اعتراضه خلال المدة المحددة للاعتراض سقط حقه في طلب الاستئناف، أو التدقيق، واكتسب الحكم صفة القطعية، وعلى الدائرة المختصة التهميش بذلك على ضبط الدعوى وصك الحكم وسجله.
2 - إذا كان الحكم واجب التدقيق، ولم يقدم المعترض عليه اعتراضه خلال المدة المحددة للاعتراض سقط حقه في تقديم مذكرة الاعتراض، وعلى الدائرة المختصة التهميش بذلك على ضبط الدعوى وصك الحكم وسجله.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 141 explained in plain English
This article of the Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law sets what follows from not submitting the objection to the judgment within the period set for it, and distinguishes between two types of judgments:
- A judgment not subject to mandatory review: if the objector does not submit his objection within the period:
- His right to request appeal or review is lost.
- The judgment acquires finality.
- The competent circuit must annotate that on the case record, the judgment instrument and its register.
- A judgment subject to mandatory review: if the person objecting to it does not submit his objection within the period:
- His right to submit the objection memorandum is lost.
- The competent circuit must annotate that on the case record, the judgment instrument and its register.
The important difference is that the article expressly provides for the judgment to acquire finality in the first case only; in the second it is limited to losing the right to submit the objection memorandum, and does not state that the judgment becomes final. Nor does the article explain what happens afterwards to a judgment subject to mandatory review.
The article is linked to Article 140, which provides that withdrawing an objection does not lose the right to it unless the period passes, and to Article 142, which requires the objection to be submitted by a memorandum lodged within the period with the court that issued the judgment. If you fear missing the objection period, it is best to consult a lawyer who specializes in criminal cases immediately.
Practical example
A criminal judgment not subject to mandatory review was issued against Rashid in Tabuk, and he did not submit his objection within the set period. His right to request appeal was lost, the judgment acquired finality, and the circuit annotated that on the case record, the judgment instrument and its register.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 141 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law
What happens if I do not object to the criminal judgment within the period?
If the judgment is not subject to mandatory review, your right to request appeal or review is lost and the judgment acquires finality; if it is subject to mandatory review, your right to submit the objection memorandum is lost.
What does annotating the judgment mean?
It means the competent circuit records on the case record, the judgment instrument and its register what shows that the right to object has been lost.
More articles on Objecting to Criminal Judgments
- Article 138
This article of the Regulations provides that a judgment of not hearing the case for a fundamental defect that cannot be corrected is recorded and an objectionable instrument issued, and the corrected case is heard by the same circuit.
1- يدون في ضبط الدعوى الحكمُ الصادر - وفقا للمادة (الحادية والتسعين بعد المائة) من النظام- بعدم سماع الدعوى التي وُجِد فيها عيب جوهري لا يمكن تصحيحه، ويصدر به ص
- Article 139
This article of the Regulations requires recording that the parties were informed of their right to object, its period and the effect of missing it, and gives the public prosecutor and the private-right claimant the right to object to an unfixed discretionary penalty.
1- يدون في ضبط الدعوى إعلام أطراف الدعوى بحقهم في الاعتراض على الحكم، والمدة المحددة لتقديمه، وأن الحكم سيكتسب لصفة القطعية بمضي تلك المدة دون تقديم مذكرة الاعت
- Article 140
This article of the Regulations provides that an objector's withdrawal of his objection neither reduces the objection period nor loses his right to it unless that period passes.
ليس لعدول المعترض على الحكم عن اعتراضه أثر في نقص المدة المحددة لتقديم الاعتراض ولا يسقط حقه فيه ما لم تنقض تلك المدة.
- Article 142
This article of the Regulations requires the objection to be submitted by a memorandum under paragraph 1 of Article 195 of the Law, lodged with the court that issued the judgment within the period, and allows more than one memorandum on conditions.
1- لا يقبل الاعتراض على الحكم إلا بمذكرة مشتملة على ما نصت عليه الفقرة (1) من المادة (الخامسة والتسعين بعد المائة) من النظام، وللمدعي العام بعثها بكتاب رسمي، وت
- Article 143
This article of the Regulations requires the circuit that issued the challenged judgment to record in the case record that it has seen the objection memorandum.
تدون الدائرة التي أصدرت الحكم المعترض عليه ما يفيد اطلاعها على المذكرة الاعتراضية في ضبط الدعوى.
- Article 144
This article of the Regulations requires the Court of Appeal to annotate the substance of its judgments and final decisions on first-instance judgments, and to notify the first-instance court to transfer this to the case record and judgment register.
تهمش محكمة الاستئناف بمضمون أحكامها وقراراتها النهائية الصادرة بخصوص أحكام محاكم الدرجة الأولى على تلك الأحكام، وتشعرها بما أصدرته لنقل ذلك في ضبط الدعوى وسجل ا
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