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 amir.amirudine | Feb 8, 2021 | High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Sentencing
[Criminal law – offences under section 279 and 427 Penal Code – pleaded guilty – seriousness of offence – exposed a child to danger – imprisonment rather than probation – consecutive] Public Prosecutor v Muhammad Firdaus bin Mohamad Salleh HCCT/1/2020 Decision...
by amir.amirudine | Feb 8, 2021 | High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Sentencing
[Criminal law – 3 charges for rape u/s 376(1) & 376(2) of Penal Code – 1 charge u/s 377C of Penal Code – Plead guilty on first day of trial – victim of tender age – consecutive sentence – Total of 30 years imprisonment and 24 strokes of whipping] Public Prosecutor...
by amir.amirudine | Jan 26, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – Corruption – Offender a customs officer – Multiple offences – Sentence of 3 years’ imprisonment not excessive – s.6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act] Haji Mohammad Haikal Bin Haji Suhaili v Public Prosecutor CM/46/2020 Decision date: 26 Jan...
by amir.amirudine | Jan 25, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – Trespass on Royal Property – Theft and mischief – Whether sentence should commence immediately or at the expiration of existing sentence – s.261(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code] Sharin Bin Mohammad v Public Prosecutor CM/42/2020 Decision date: 25 Jan...
by amir.amirudine | Jan 21, 2021 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – Corruption – Multiple offences – Concurrent or consecutive sentences – Totality principle – Family circumstances – Delay in prosecution – s.6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act] Reginalo Choong Cheng Jian v Public Prosecutor CM/41/2020 Decision...
