Vinu Kumar A/l Moganasundram v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya]

b-05sh-171-04-2024 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 21 July 2025 • B-05(SH)-171-04/2024 • 15 min read

5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Catchwords

Undang-undang jenayah — s. 39B(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 — Mengedar dadah berbahaya jenis Methamphetamine (152.5 gram) — Perayu disabitkan dan dijatuhi hukuman penjara seumur hidup dari tarikh tangkapan serta lima belas sebatan — Milikan dan pengetahuan — Dadah dijumpai dalam beg silang yang dipakai Perayu — Penafian Perayu ditolak — Kegagalan pembelaan meletakkan kes di peringkat pendakwaan menjejaskan kredibiliti Perayu — Kad pengenalan Perayu dijumpai dalam beg silang — Inferens pengetahuan terhadap dadah — Tuduhan penganiayaan polis — Tiada keterangan boleh dipercayai — Ditolak — Pemilikan motosikal — Tidak relevan — Isu sebenar adalah kawalan dan milikan dadah — s. 114(g) Akta Keterangan 1950 tidak terpakai — Keputusan — Tiada kekhilafan undang-undang atau fakta — Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman ditolak — Hukuman dikekalkan.

Practice Areas

Undang-undang jenayah

Judges (3)

Azman bin Abdullah Coram Mohamed Zaini bin Mazlan Delivered Noorin binti Badaruddin Coram

Counsel (3)

Salehuddin Saidin & Associates Firm Afifuddin bin Ahmad Hafifi Counsel Appellant Tetralina binti Ahmed Fauzi Counsel Prosecution

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Vinu Kumar a/l Moganasundram Appellant

Case Significance

Vinu Kumar A/l Moganasundram v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya] is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated July 21, 2025 (citation: b-05sh-171-04-2024). <p>The appellant was convicted of trafficking 152.5 grams of methamphetamine found in a sling bag he was wearing at a food court in Puchong. The key issues were possession and knowledge, with the appellant's denial rejected as lacking credibility and his identity card found inside the bag supporting the inference of knowledge. The Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the appeal and upheld the life imprisonment sentence and 15 strokes of whipping.</p> The panel comprised Azman bin Abdullah, Mohamed Zaini bin Mazlan and Noorin binti Badaruddin, with Mohamed Zaini bin Mazlan delivering the judgment. Counsel appearing: Afifuddin bin Ahmad Hafifi (counsel for appellant), Tetralina binti Ahmed Fauzi (prosecution counsel).

Summary

The appellant was convicted of trafficking 152.5 grams of methamphetamine found in a sling bag he was wearing at a food court in Puchong. The key issues were possession and knowledge, with the appellant's denial rejected as lacking credibility and his identity card found inside the bag supporting the inference of knowledge. The Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the appeal and upheld the life imprisonment sentence and 15 strokes of whipping.

What was the outcome of Vinu Kumar A/l Moganasundram v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya]?

<p>The appellant was convicted of trafficking 152.5 grams of methamphetamine found in a sling bag he was wearing at a food court in Puchong. The key i...

Cases Cited (5)

MY (5)

[1962] 1 MLJ 257 [1981] 1 MLJ 84 [2006] 1 CLJ 557 [2013] 4 CLJ 149 [2022] 2 CLJ 546