Article 85 of the Saudi Law of Evidence

المادة 85 من نظام الإثبات · الفصل الأول: القرائن

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

1- للمحكمة أن تستنبط قرائن أخرى للإثبات، وذلك في الأحوال التي يجوز فيها الإثبات بالشهادة؛ على أن تبين وجه دلالتها.

2- للمحكمة الاستعانة بالوسائل العلمية في استنباط القرائن.

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

Explanation (Arabic)

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