Article 151 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law
المادة 151 من اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام الإجراءات الجزائية · الباب الثامن: الأحكام الواجبة التنفيذ وإجراءات تنفيذها وضوابطه
If part of a criminal judgment becomes final but another part does not, a certified copy is sent to the execution authority to execute only the final part.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
إذا صدر الحكم في دعوى اشتملت على حقٍّ عامٍّ وحقٍّ خاصٍّ واكتسب الحكم الصفة القطعية في أحدهما دون الآخر، أو صدر الحكم في دعوى واكتسب صفة القطعية في بعضه دون بعض، فتُبعثُ نسخة مصدقة من الحكم إلى جهة التنفيذ لتنفيذ ما اكتسب منه صفة القطعية.
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 151 explained in plain English
This article of the Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law deals with a situation in which a single criminal judgment is issued, and then part of it becomes final while the other part does not.
The article mentions two forms:
- A case that includes a public right and a private right: the judgment acquires finality in one of them but not the other.
- A judgment that becomes final in part but not in part: that is, some of what the judgment decided has become final and some has not yet.
In both cases there is no waiting for the whole judgment to acquire finality; instead a certified copy of the judgment is sent to the execution authority so that it executes the part that has become final. Execution under this article is limited to the final part of the judgment.
This article is linked to other articles in the same chapter of the Regulations; Article 150 deals with recording the order to stay execution of a judgment in the case record and notifying it immediately to the execution authority by official letter, and Article 152 requires the court to notify the detention administration in writing of the substance of the judgment to release the detained accused in the cases provided for in Article 213 of the Law.
This article does not state when or how a judgment acquires finality; whoever wants to know the status of the judgment issued in his case should consult a lawyer who specializes in criminal cases.
Practical example
A judgment was issued against Ahmed in an assault case in Riyadh imposing a penalty in the public right and an amount for the victim in the private right. The judgment acquired finality in the public right but not yet in the private right. A certified copy of the judgment is sent to the execution authority to execute what has become final, which is the public right in this case.
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 151 of the Saudi Implementing Regulations of the Criminal Procedure Law
Is a criminal judgment executed if only part of it has become final?
Yes. The article provides that a certified copy of the judgment is sent to the execution authority to execute what has become final.
What happens if a case includes a public right and a private right and only one becomes final?
The part that has acquired finality is executed, by sending a certified copy of the judgment to the execution authority.
What is sent to the execution authority in this case?
A certified copy of the judgment.
More articles on Executing Criminal Judgments
- Article 149
This article of the Regulations allows any party to request reconsideration of a final judgment imposing a penalty even after it is executed or the penalty lapses, and requires both judgments to be final for a contradiction to arise.
1- يحق لأيٍّ من الخصوم طلب إعادة النظر في الحكم النهائي الصادر بالعقوبة ولو بعد تنفيذه، أو سقـوط العقوبة بالعفو أو الصلح أو وفاة المحكوم عليه. 2 - يُشترط لتحقق
- Article 150
This article of the Regulations requires an order to stay execution of a judgment issued under Article 206 of the Law to be recorded in the case record and notified immediately to the execution authority by official letter.
إذا صدر أمر إيقاف تنفيذ الحكم - وفقا للمادة (السادسة بعد المائتين) من النظام - فيدون في ضبط الدعوى، ويبلغ فوراً إلى جهة التنفيذ بكتاب رسمي.
- Article 152
The article requires the court to notify the detention administration in writing of the substance of its judgment in the cases provided for in Article 213 of the Law, so the detained accused is released at once.
تُبلِّغ المحكمةُ كتابةً إدارةَ التوقيف بمضمون الحكم الذي أصدرته في الحالات المنصوص عليها في المادة (الثالثة عشرة بعد المائتين) من النظام للإفراج عن المتهم الموق
- Article 153
The article explains when a new prison sentence starts if the stay of an earlier sentence is cancelled, to whom the cancellation request is made, and that part of a discretionary prison sentence may be stayed.
1- إذا نُص في الحكم على وقف تنفيذ عقوبة السجن التعزيرية في الحق العام، وارتكب المحكوم عليه جريمة خلال المدة المشار إليها في الفقرة (2) من المادة (الرابعة عشرة ب
- Article 154
Orders to carry out criminal sentences are issued by the administrative governor, except for sentences whose execution requires an order from the King or his delegate.
فيما عدا الأحكام الجزائية التي يكون تنفيذها بعد صدور أمر من الملك أو ممن ينيبه، يصدر أمر تنفيذ الأحكام الجزائية من الحاكم الإداري.
- Article 155
The administrative governor determines who carries out sentences of death, amputation, stoning, flogging, and retaliation; the executor must be of good character, knowledgeable, not prison staff, and not a relative or enemy.
1- يتولى الحاكم الإداري تحديد من يباشر تنفيذ الأحكام الصادرة بالقتل، أو القطع، أو الرجم، أو الجلد، أو القصاص في النفس أو فيما دونها. 2 - يشترط فيمن يباشر تنفيذ
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