by haziq.nordin | Jan 17, 2017 | Dismissed, High Court of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal law – Section 6(a) of the Prevention of corruption Act (cap 131) – Section 165 of the Penal Code (cap 22) – reliability of video evidence – sexual services – voluntariness of statement -] MOHD SANIP BIN URA v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HACM/7/2016...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 24, 2016 | Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Dismissed, Judgment
[Order 88(1). Respondents as registered owners of land entitled to order for vacant possession of land. Trespassers raise no triable issue. Oral sale of the land 22 years ago] ZAINAB BINTI HJ AWG DAMIT@ALIZAH, AWG BOL HASSAN BIN HJ IBRAHIM v YAM PADUKA SERI BAGINDA...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 24, 2016 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Criminal – evidence – admissibility – whether evidence of psychologist admissible to show witness telling the truth] ZAINAL ABIDIN BIN JAHAD v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR COACM/24/2016 Decision date: 24 Nov...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 23, 2016 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Sentencing in corruption cases. Delay of 6 years considered. Rehabilitation during the delay. Extent of appellant’s knowledge of the full criminality. Concurrent sentences of 5 years imprisonment reduced to 3 years. Consecutive sentence of 6 months for non-payment of...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 22, 2016 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Sentence – appeal – Intermediate Court – individual sentences of under 20 years imprisonment resulted in effective prison term of 23 years 6 months – whether excessive] NORIN BIN PUNGUT/YUSSOF v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR COACM/16/2016 Decision date: 22 Nov...
by azizi.kamarudjaman | Nov 22, 2016 | Allowed, Court of Appeal of Brunei Darussalam, Judgment
[Sentence – breach of trust punishable under section 408 Penal Code – appeal by PP on ground that sentence manifestly inadequate – delay – inordinate delay, effect on sentence] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v PURWANTI JONG COACM/22/2016 Decision date: 22 Nov...
