Pendakwa Raya v RAHNI BIN MAT SUDIN

ab-42jsklb-3-07-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 16 December 2025 • AB-42JSKLB-3-07/2024 • 16 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

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Case Significance

Pendakwa Raya v RAHNI BIN MAT SUDIN is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated December 16, 2025 (citation: ab-42jsklb-3-07-2024). <p>This was the third of three heard-together appeals by the prosecution against the Sessions Court's acquittal of the accused on statutory rape charges under section 376B of the Penal Code. The High Court overturned the acquittal on the same grounds as the companion cases, rejecting the Sessions Court's reliance on the absence of a virility test as fatal to the prosecution's case. The accused was convicted and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, concurrent with the sentences in the other two c The case was decided by Syed Faisal bin Syed Amir. Counsel appearing: Kathan Maruthamuthu (counsel for defendant), Nur Syuhada Muhammad Lutfi (prosecution counsel).

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Summary

This was the third of three heard-together appeals by the prosecution against the Sessions Court's acquittal of the accused on statutory rape charges under section 376B of the Penal Code. The High Court overturned the acquittal on the same grounds as the companion cases, rejecting the Sessions Court's reliance on the absence of a virility test as fatal to the prosecution's case. The accused was convicted and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, concurrent with the sentences in the other two cases.

What was the outcome of Pendakwa Raya v RAHNI BIN MAT SUDIN?

<p>This was the third of three heard-together appeals by the prosecution against the Sessions Court's acquittal of the accused on statutory rape charg...

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[1969] MLRA 382 [1983] 2 CLJ 10 [1983] 2 MLJ 232 [2000] 1 CLJ 105 [2006] 2 CLJ 897 [2017] 1 CLJ 617