by haziq.nordin | Feb 9, 2021 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Criminal law – Appeal against conviction – section 158 Criminal Procedure Code invoked – failure to abide – section 291 Criminal Procedure Code – Appeal allowed – section 285 Criminal Procedure Code – conviction quash –...
by haziq.nordin | Dec 23, 2020 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal Law — possession of Class A controlled drug — section 6(a) Misuse of Drugs Act — Appeal against sentence — 2nd offender — Fine imposed — Appeal allowed — section 263 of the Criminal Procedure Code invoked] PUBLIC...
by haziq.nordin | Nov 30, 2020 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – appeal against sentence by prosecution – section 6(b) and section 7 of Misuse of Drugs Act – pleaded guilty to both charges – 2nd offence for 6(b) – fined – appeal allowed – Fine replaced with imprisonment of 3 years] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v MOHD SOFIAN...
by haziq.nordin | Sep 9, 2020 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Sentencing
[Criminal law – Publicly exhibiting obscene photographs – Criminal intimidation – Sentence – S.292(3)(a) and S.506 of the Penal Code] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v ABDUL MAJID BIN AWANG HAJI BINI HACM/22/2020 Decision date: 9 Sep...
by amir.amirudine | Aug 26, 2020 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal law – Sentences of imprisonment in default of payment of fines to be consecutive and not concurrent – Backdating sentences] Aminul Amri Bin Hj Abdullah v Public Prosecutor CM/29/2020 Decision date: 26 Aug...
by haziq.nordin | Aug 17, 2020 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Criminal law – Drug consumption – Second offender – Mandatory minimum sentence – S.29(3A) of the Misuse of Drugs Act] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v SALMAN BIN ARSHAD HACM/24/2020 Decision date: 17 Aug...
