by haziq.nordin | Sep 3, 2022 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Criminal law – Dishonest misappropriation and cheating offences – Sentence – ss.403 and 420 of the Penal Code] MOHAMAD SAMBARI BIN HJ ABU BAKAR v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HACM/14/2022 Decision date: 3 Sep...
by haziq.nordin | Aug 24, 2022 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Criminal law – Possession for trafficking of methylamphetamine – Consumption of methylamphetamine – Second or subsequent offender – Minimum sentence – Ill-health not a mitigating factor except in the most exceptional cases – ss.3A, 6(b) and 7 of the Misuse of Drugs...
by haziq.nordin | Aug 20, 2022 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Criminal law – Dangerous driving – Sentence] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v MOHAMMAD KHAIRUL ADZMIE BIN SAHARI HACM/4/2022 Decision date: 20 Aug...
by haziq.nordin | Jul 25, 2022 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Criminal law – Consumption of methylamphetamine – Prior convictions for drug consumption – Sentence] MOHAMMAD ZAIDEN BIN KARIM v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HACM/6/2022 Decision date: 25 Jul...
by amir.amirudine | Jul 14, 2022 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – Appeal by Prosecution against acquittal – leave to extend the time to file an appeal against the Voir Dire ruling by D1, D2, D3 and D6 – both appeal and motion dismissed] Public Prosecutor v On Swee Beng (D1), Muhammad Syahidin bin Badaruddin (D2),...
by amir.amirudine | Jun 13, 2022 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law and procedure – Application to invoke the power of the Chief Justice to authorize the Magistrate to proceed with the trial of the defendant in absentia – s.372 of the Criminal Procedure Code] Public Prosecutor v Haji Azman Bin Sulaiman CM/13/2022...
