by haziq.nordin | Dec 23, 2019 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Possession of methylamphetamine – Second offender – Minimum sentence – sections 6(a) and 29(3A) of Misuse of Drugs Act.] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v YUSBI BIN RAMLEE HACM/19/2019 Decision date: 23 Dec...
by haziq.nordin | Nov 25, 2019 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Validity of guilty plea – Whether accused understood the nature and consequences of his plea – Whether guilty plea qualified by statement of accused in mitigation – section 175 of Criminal Procedure Code. Making incorrect declaration – Absolute offence – Absence of...
by amir.amirudine | Oct 28, 2019 | High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Submissions of no case to answer and stay of proceedings, construction of s.3(1) of the Criminal Asset Recovery Order 2012, defendant’s right of silence, inapplicability of charging s.12(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Cap. 131 offences in conjunction with...
by haziq.nordin | Oct 19, 2019 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Theft of electrical cables from government electrical substation – Appropriate sentence.] MOHAMMAD SHUKRI BIN JABAT v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (No. 11 of 2019), SUHAILI BIN SUJONG V PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (No. 12 of 2019), MOHAMMAD SHAHRIZAN BIN HAJI MIYA OMAR (No. 13 of 2019)...
by haziq.nordin | Oct 19, 2019 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam
[Corruption – Whether gratification given and accepted corruptly – Presumption gratification given and accepted corruptly – Abetment by instigation – Duplicity an irregularity and not an illegality – Whether sentence excessive – Commencement of sentence – Penalty –...
by haziq.nordin | Aug 18, 2019 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Ruling
[Criminal law – stay of execution denied – appeal – no exceptional circumstances or no special reasons – dismissed] MOHAMMAD NORARIFFIN BIN HAMDAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HACM/17/2019 Decision date: 18 Aug...
