by syahirah.suhaili | Jun 2, 2021 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[ Sentence – Possession of 12 $10,000 counterfeit notes being smuggled through Brunei airport – 6 year starting point approved – Credit given for time spent in custody prior to sentencing] MUNTAHAR v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR CM/14/2020 Decision date: 2 June...
by amir.amirudine | May 24, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – Smuggling alcoholic drinks – Sentence] Mohammad Shahrizan Bin Abdul Latif v Public Prosecutor CM/18/2021 Decision date: 24 May...
by haziq.nordin | Apr 24, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal Law — section 420 Penal Code — Plead Guilty — imprisonment — Appeal — ill health not a mitigating factor except in the most exceptional cases — no judicial mercy — appeal dismissed] HJ ABDUL RAHIM BIN HJ MATUSIN v...
by amir.amirudine | Apr 19, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal Law – Excise Order 2006 – offence under section 146(1)(d) – appeal against sentence – and for monthly instalments dismissed and grace period extended to 19th May 2021 instead of 1st February 2021] Junaidi bin Haji Besar v Public Prosecutor CM/6/2021 Decision...
by amir.amirudine | Mar 25, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – Criminal breach of trust – Sentence – s.406 Penal Code] Noorhayati Binti Hj Ahmad v Public Prosecutor CM/9/2021 Decision date: 25 Mar...
by haziq.nordin | Mar 2, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law — section 144(1) Excise Order 2006 — Appeal — sentence not manifestly excessive — appeal dismissed] LAU CHIK CHIONG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HACM/26/2019 Decision date: 2 Mar...