by hardy.ukit | Oct 2, 2025 | High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Sentencing
[Criminal Law – Sentencing – Human Trafficking – Section 4 of the Trafficking and Smuggling of Persons Order 2004 – six Bangladeshi victims recruited by deception – plead guilty during trial after 4 out of 6 victims have given evidence – 1/3 discount in sentencing not...
by hardy.ukit | Oct 2, 2025 | Granted, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – Bail –Appeal against Magistrate Decision – Evidence in its entirety – Appeal Allowed – Magistrate Decision set aside] Wong Chung Hong v Public Prosecutor HACM/13/2025 Decision date: 2 Oct...
by hardy.ukit | Oct 1, 2025 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
Civil. Renewed application for leave to appeal allowed: Judge’s dismissal of Registrar’s refusal to strike out Respondent’s claim, O.18, r. (1), RSC on grounds what it disclosed no reasonable cause of action, was scandalous, frivolous or vexatious or otherwise an...
by hardy.ukit | Sep 2, 2025 | High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Rape – Child under 14 – Partial penetration sufficient – Child witness – Unsworn evidence – Section 133A Evidence Act – Corroboration – Complaint to mother – Section 157 Evidence Act – Medical evidence – Redness at vaginal entrance – No hymenal tear – No semen –...
by hardy.ukit | Aug 9, 2025 | Intermediate Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Section 380A PC- Theft from a building used as a place of worship- Section 378 PC-Definition of theft- Section 22 PC- Definition of movable property- Section 23 –“Wrongful gain and “wrongful loss”- Section 24 PC- Dishonestly- Pleaded not guilty-Convicted after trial]...
