Investigating developments in the new Islamic punitive law about the evidence for proving criminal claims

Evidence in criminal procedures enjoys great importance; although the aim of criminal procedure is not proving evidence, it is without doubts a very crucial means of discovering the truth. There are several issues necessary to be discussed. Recent developments in the new Islamic punitive law reflect the necessity of a probe into the notion of evidence in Iran’s criminal cases, the basics, reliable evidence and assessment system. A probe into the regulations pertaining to the system of punitive evidences in the new Islamic punitive law reveals that the lawmaker has prevented scattering of evidences in this area on the one hand, and on the other hand by predicting reliable evidences as well as a lawful assessment system focusing at convincing the judge tries to pave the way to do the punitive justice.