by haziq.nordin | Apr 7, 2025 | Intermediate Court of Brunei Darussalam, Sentencing
[Multiple charges – House trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment – Offence under section 451 Penal Code- Previous Convictions- Deterrent sentence.] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v MOHAMMAD AZHAN BIN AWANG AHMAD ICCT/10/2025 Decision date: 7 Apr...
by haziq.nordin | Mar 24, 2025 | Intermediate Court of Brunei Darussalam, Sentencing
[Section 293B of the Penal Code- Taking, distributing, showing, advertisement and access to indecent photograph of a child- Pleaded guilty- Section 13 A CPC- taken into consideration of outstanding offences- Deterrent Sentence.] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v MUHAMMAD NAZIRUL...
by haziq.nordin | Mar 10, 2025 | Intermediate Court of Brunei Darussalam, Sentencing
[Sentence – 11 joint charges – Offence under Section 457 PC read with section 34 of the same- House breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment- Section 34 PC- Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention –...
by haziq.nordin | Mar 10, 2025 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal Law – Appeal against Rehabilitation Order imposed under section 29(4) of Misuse of Drugs Act – Rehabilitating is an opportunity to change rather than punishment – Appeal dismissed] NURUL IZZAH BINTI DRAISE v Public Prosecutor HACM/21/2024...
by haziq.nordin | Mar 5, 2025 | High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal Appeal – Outrage modesty – S.354 Penal Code CAP 22 – Sentence after trial – 8 months’ imprisonment – Prosecution appeal on grounds (i) sentence manifestly inadequate (ii) Magistrate wrong to give one-third discount in...