JUDGMENTS

Criminal Appeal No. 7 of 2021

[Conviction: appeal dismissed; 3 charges s. 409 Penal Code-criminal breach of trust dishonest misappropriation, $17,400 of cash bail bond monies over 2 ½ years by Inspector of RBPF; repeatedly failed to hand over monies; handed over only $3,900 at the end; balance of $13,500 unaccounted for. Judge entitled to draw adverse inferences.

Sentence: total of 4 years’ imprisonment entirely appropriate; aggravating factorsabuse of position and authority over 2 ½ years-undermined public confidence in the integrity of RBPF; significant loss. Compensation order of $13,900 in favour of RBPFentirely proper. Appeal dismissed.]

Decision date: 12 Nov 2022
Criminal Trial No. 10 of 2022

[Criminal law – 2 charges of rape of a girl under 14 years old under section 376(2)(b) – Penal Code – pleaded guilty to both charges – sentence of 16 years and 12 strokes of whipping]

Public Prosecutor v Mohammad Eddy Hazman bin Haji Sulaiman

HCCT/10/2022

Decision date: 1 Oct 2022
Criminal Motion No. 27 of 2022 & Criminal Motion No. 5 of 2021

[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), Muhammad Ali Zainal bin Syaidden (D3), Untung binti Andong (D4)

CM/27/2022 & CM/5/2021

Decision date: 14 Jul 2022
Criminal Motion No. 13 of 2022

[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

Decision date: 13 Jun 2022
Criminal Appeal No. 11 of 2021 & No. 15 of 2021

[Criminal Law – Section 354 of Penal Code – Pleaded not guilty – Convicted and sentenced to 18 months and 1 stroke of whipping – appeal against conviction – court would not disturb the finding of facts unless plainly wrong in law or clearly reached against the weight of evidence – appeal against conviction dismissed – appeal against sentence by prosecution – sentence imposed by Magistrate above than sentence in cases that were cited in the prosecution submission – dismissed – sentence lenient but not manifestly lenient – not to be taken court have approved sentence of 18 months and 1 stroke of whipping for section 354 of Penal Code]

Decision date: 21 Mar 2022

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