Q: Dear Sir/Ma'am, I'm an accused in a theft case at my workstation. The amount stolen was 7000 AED. I surrendered, confessed, and agreed to pay the entire amount immediately to my employer. However, he still called the police and filed a case. At the same time, the police recovered the entire 7000 AED from me, but my boss was still not ready to drop the case. After a few days, he somehow agreed to an out-of-court settlement, demanding 10000 AED. We agreed to it and, in return, requested him to withdraw the case. We paid him the amount, and he got a letter from the typing center to withdraw the case. When he went to the police, they said the file had already been moved to the prosecutor. We went to the prosecutor, and they said the file had been moved to them, but they hadn't registered the case in their system yet. Now the prosecutor doesn't want to drop the case, as he wants legal action to be taken against me. Please assist with how to withdraw this case from the prosecutor. If it can't be dropped, what actions might be imposed on me?

Q: Hello, Please, can anyone guide me to the next step? I went to the police station to check if I had a travel ban and it was confirmed. When I asked them what the case was I knew it was stealing (theft) and forwarded it to the court. My question: do I need to go to court to follow up on my case as I have important evidence in my hands to prove that I do not belong to that case filed against me? Thank you for your answer.

Q: Hi, Someone has a theft case with a sentence of 3 months and deportation then the sentence is already served and finished and the person tried to appeal but the judgment remained the same. What are the chances of requesting a deportation order to be converted into a fine so the person can pay a fine instead of being deported, and remain in the country?

In a criminal proceeding, the standard of proof to uphold a conviction is beyond a reasonable doubt. The prosecution has the duty of establishing the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal proceeding. This implies that the prosecution has to persuade the court that the evidence used in the trial cannot lead to any other plausible conclusion.

The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law, known as the "New UAE Penal Code", governs criminal actions in the United Arab Emirates. The New Penal Code repeals the previous UAE Penal Code (Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code).

The law promulgates UAE Criminal Procedural Law (Penal Procedures Law) which governs criminal procedures in the UAE. This law applies to the procedures relating to offences whose punishments are not specified, dogma and punitive offences, and blood money, if they do not violate the Sharia rules.