Crimes shall be punished by virtue of the law in force at the time of its commitment. However, if after committing the deed and before a final judgement is passed in respect thereof, a better law for the defendant is issued, that law shall be the one to be exclusively followed. If, after a final judgement, a law is passed rendering non-punishable the deed for which a judgement is passed against the criminal, the execution of the judgement shall be discontinued and its criminal effects shall be terminated. However, in case the procedures of the public prosecution are taken, or a ruling of condemnation is passed in it, violation of a law forbidding its commitment, within a limited period, the end of this period shall not prevent going ahead with the popular prosecution or implementing the penalties ruled against him/her. Article 6 The ruling for the penalties prescribed in the law shall not affect what is necessary for the litigants to rebut and indemnify. Article 7 The provisions of the present law shall in no case derogate the personal rights prescribed in the Islamic Sharia. Article 8 The provisions of Book l of the present law shall be observed in the crimes, prescribed in the laws and private regulations, unless they comprise a provision contrary thereto. Part 2 Types of Crimes Article 9 Crimes are of three kinds: First: Felonies