Q: There was a criminal complaint made against me and my husband and both of our passports were held by the public prosecution. After 8 months of investigations, the public prosecution has now only charged my husband and has released my passport. Can I open a case against the complainant for the harassment that I faced for 8 long months and mental trauma that I went through? My request for releasing my passport by substituting someone else's was also rejected 4 times without giving any reason within this period and I could not travel even though my child and my mom were unwell.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I was found innocent in the judgment of my case on 16-05-2023. However, the public prosecution appealed the case on 25-04-2023. I need advice on: 1) What can be the new judgment, or what normally happens after an appeal? 2) How much time does it take to complete this process? 3) How can I get a clearance certificate?

Q: I was detained by the Dubai Police for a false case against me by a company before 7 years and later the case was withdrawn by the company as they realized it was a false case. Will it reflect in my criminal record? I have applied for a clear criminal certificate for a new job. If I get that in my record I will not be getting the job. How to solve this?

Q: Hello, I have a criminal case (cheque case) in Ajman. I met with the Prosecutor to hand over my evidence. Now I see that the status says the Prosecutor has referred my case to the court. What does that mean?

Q: Article 89 of Federal Decree No. 31 of 2021 promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law stipulates that “If several crimes are committed for one purpose and are inseparably linked to each other, they must all be considered one crime and the penalty prescribed for the most severe of those crimes must be imposed.” Since the four accused were committed for one criminal purpose, and the link between the first, second, and third charges was inseparable, as they were organized by one criminal plan with the accused committing several acts that together formed a single criminal unit intended by the legislator, the court, therefore, considers it one crime and punishes it with the penalty for the most severe crime. That is in accordance with the provisions of Article 89 of the Crimes and Penalties Law, as will follow in the operative part of the ruling. Whereas Article 2/126 of Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021 promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law How to defend yourself if innocent?

Q: Hello, I have filed a criminal case against someone, and now the case is referred to the public prosecutor. What does that mean? And what is next?

Q: I and two of my employees gave witness against some people in Ajman that I saw selling a container of cell phones that they took from a guy they cheated. Also, I witnessed that they were involved in the fraud. They got convicted and they made an appeal. Now they did the following: 1) The company owner (Staying in Pakistan) confessed in the objection that he did everything legally, such as signing an agreement and selling the company to a company other than the person I witnessed against. 2) They mentioned the mistake in my dates that the material was sold inside the port directly from company to company not by them. I gave dates of witnessing them 5 days later as compared to papers of delivery given by Dubai customs under name of buyer. 3) They showed that they have previous cases against me that I did not tell the court, prosecution, and judge. Can they get easy acquittal? How can I stop them from getting acquittal because after acquittal they will surely open a case against me?

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.

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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.

The provisions of this law, promulgating UAE Civil Code, govern the civil transactions in the United Arab Emirates. The commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard.