A man, who was sentenced to one-month jail term for sending death threats, has appealed and is awaiting a verdict from a higher court.

Bail is a provisional release of an accused and may be granted by the public prosecution for a felony or a misdemeanor, at any time whether on its own decision or upon request of the accused unless the accused has been referred to the competent court for trial.

The UAE has been at the forefront of taking decisive and proactive measures to curb the prevalence of cyber-attacks in the region.

The Public Prosecution, ordinarily, has a discretionary power to issue the pretrial imprisonment order unless there is a special case described in different regulations and provisions.

Theft under the UAE laws is a crime and is regulated by Federal Law No. 3 for the year 1987 on passing Penal code.

His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has decreed various updates to Federal Law No. 3 of 1987

The UAE Penal Code came into force from 2 January 2022 and abrogated and repealed the penal code applicable previously, called the Federal Law No. 3 of 1987.

When someone is wrongly convicted, that means that a person has been punished and sentenced for a crime that he has not committed. In devastating cases like these, the faith of the masses

If there is a convention between UAE and another country for extradition, this will take priority to the UAE International Judicial Corporation Law, where neither of these applies, the National Criminal Law of the UAE will be enforced.

The UAE government recently abrogated Federal Decree-Law No. 10/2019 and replaced it with Federal Decree-Law No. 13/2024 On the Protection from Domestic Violence ("Law"). The new Law is being hailed.

The issue of domestic violence is universal, and the UAE has taken bold steps to combat this issue.

Bribery refers to the offense of promising, offering, or granting, either directly or indirectly, a person to either perform or to omit an act that is included in their duties or constitutes a violation of their duties.

According to Article 68, the Public Prosecutor may delegate specific investigative tasks to officers, though interrogation of the defendant cannot be delegated.

Cheque fraud can be described as ‘depositing of a fake or manipulated cheque'.

Bribe and blackmail are two different concepts under criminal law.

Under the UAE laws, assault is classified as a criminal offence, carrying penalties, all guided by the UAE Penal Code under Federal Law No. 31/2021.

The United Arab Emirates has a strict no –tolerance policy when it comes to drug trafficking. The Federal Law no. 14 of 1995 on ‘the control of narcotics and psychotropic substances...

The UAE has made significant improvements in combating financial crimes with the introduction of a new Federal Decree-Law, bringing vital updates to its Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Combating the Financing...

In the UAE, non-citizens constitute approximately 70% of the country's population. This is made up of residents and tourists present in the country.

In the age of the internet, where communication and interaction occur digitally, the frequency of online threats and cybercrimes has become a growing concern for governments worldwide.