Pendakwa Raya v Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Hj Abd Razak

05l-72-74-03-2019w Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 9 April 2019 • 05(L)-(72-74)-03/2019(W)

Catchwords

Criminal procedure - Stay of proceedings - Section 64 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (‘CJA’) - Court of Appeal (‘COA’) granted an order to stay the proceedings pending disposal of the accused’s appeals to Federal Court - Appeals for criminal application dismissed by COA - Whether COA was right to allow stay of criminal proceedings - Whether COA has jurisdiction to grant stay of criminal proceeding - Whether exceptional or unusual circumstances exist - Whether there is any pending proceeding before the COA could make an interim order - Pre-requisite under Sections 44(1) and 80(1) of the CJA - Whether the stay order is a nullity

Practice Areas

Criminal procedure

Judges (7)

Mohd Zawawi bin Salleh Coram Panglima David Wong Dak Wah Coram Panglima Richard Malanjum Delivered Ramly bin Haji Ali Coram Rohana binti Yusuf Coram Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat Coram Zaharah binti Ibrahim Coram

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Appellant Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Hj Abd Razak Respondent

Case Significance

Pendakwa Raya v Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Hj Abd Razak is a Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) decision dated April 9, 2019 (citation: 05l-72-74-03-2019w). The panel comprised Mohd Zawawi bin Salleh, Panglima David Wong Dak Wah, Panglima Richard Malanjum, Ramly bin Haji Ali and Rohana binti Yusuf, with Panglima Richard Malanjum delivering the judgment.

What was the outcome of Pendakwa Raya v Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Hj Abd Razak?

Pendakwa Raya v Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Hj Abd Razak is a Federal Court decision dated April 9, 2019. The case was heard by Mohd Zawawi bin Salleh. See the full judgment for details.