Article 143 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law
المادة 143 من اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام الإجراءات الجزائية · الفصل الأول: الاستئناف
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تدون الدائرة التي أصدرت الحكم المعترض عليه ما يفيد اطلاعها على المذكرة الاعتراضية في ضبط الدعوى.
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 143 explained in plain English
This article of the Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law is short, but it adds a procedural safeguard at the stage of objecting to judgments.
- Who is bound? The circuit that issued the challenged judgment.
- What is the duty? To record in the case record that it has seen the objection memorandum.
This means that the memorandum submitted by the objector does not pass without the circuit that issued the judgment establishing that it has seen it, and this is fixed in the case record. This article does not state what the circuit does after seeing it, or any period for that, so it cannot be concluded from it, for example, that the circuit reconsiders its judgment or refers the case at a particular time.
The article follows Article 142, which requires the objection to be by a memorandum lodged with the administration of the court that issued the judgment within the set period, and allows lodging more than one memorandum within the period and before the case is referred to the Court of Appeal. It is followed by Article 144, which requires the Court of Appeal to annotate the substance of its judgments and final decisions on the judgments of first-instance courts. If you have submitted an objection and want to follow its course, you can consult a lawyer who specializes in criminal cases.
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 143 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law
How do I know the court has seen my objection memorandum?
The circuit that issued the challenged judgment records in the case record that it has seen the objection memorandum.
Does the article state what the circuit does after seeing the memorandum?
No. The article is limited to requiring the circuit to record in the case record that it has seen the memorandum.
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 141
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.
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 الد
- 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 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
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.