by haziq.nordin | Jun 24, 2017 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal Law — theft of a motor vehicle — convicted after trial — section 379 of the Penal Code, Cap 22 — appropriate sentence — whether sentence was manifestly inadequate] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v UJIWATI BINTI ISHAK HACM/36/2016 Decision...
by haziq.nordin | May 24, 2017 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Headnote – Trafficking in a Class A drug, a probation order coupled with a community service order under the Offenders (Probation and Community Service) Act, Cap 220, is not the appropriate punishment for an offender convicted after trial of trafficking in...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | May 22, 2017 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[Order 14 judgment for part of claim and interim payment granted by the registrar. The judge dismissed an appeal against the orders. The appeal against the judge’s order dismissed. No bone fide defence demonstrated.] NGUI SZE CHIAT v KAMILA CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD...
by haziq.nordin | May 20, 2017 | Allowed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal Law – section 146(1)(d) of the Excise Order 2006 – possession of un-excised cigarettes – time to pay fine – consecutive or concurrent default sentences.] MD HISHAM BIN AWANG MUSTAMAM v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HACM/34/2016 Decision date: 20...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | May 18, 2017 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[Sentence: whipping – court’s “discretion” provided by S.260 CAP 7 applies to the provisions of S.259 only. It does not apply to the provisions of S.258] AHMAD RAMADHAN BIN HJ MUHTADIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR COACM/1/2017 Decision date: 18 May...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | May 18, 2017 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[Appeal against conviction for breach of trust offence, s. 419 of the Penal code, and against sentence, dismissed] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v SHAHRUL RIZAM BIN HAJI RAMLEE COACM/27/2016 Decision date: 18 May...
