TAY CHER BOON v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya]
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TAY CHER BOON v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya] is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated July 29, 2025 (citation: b-05sh-370-09-2023). <p>This is the companion appeal to B-05(SH)-354-09/2023 involving the same appellant, Tay Cher Boon, on three trafficking charges for methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA found at a house in Setia Alam. The Court of Appeal found the trafficking convictions unsafe due to misapplication of statutory presumptions and substituted them with possession convictions. The sentences were 12 years (methamphetamine and MDMA) and 3 years (ketamine), running concurrently.</p> The panel comprised Azman bin Abdullah, Azmi bin Ariffin and Mohamed Zaini bin Mazlan, with Azmi bin Ariffin delivering the judgment.
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This is the companion appeal to B-05(SH)-354-09/2023 involving the same appellant, Tay Cher Boon, on three trafficking charges for methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA found at a house in Setia Alam. The Court of Appeal found the trafficking convictions unsafe due to misapplication of statutory presumptions and substituted them with possession convictions. The sentences were 12 years (methamphetamine and MDMA) and 3 years (ketamine), running concurrently.
What was the outcome of TAY CHER BOON v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya]?
<p>This is the companion appeal to B-05(SH)-354-09/2023 involving the same appellant, Tay Cher Boon, on three trafficking charges for methamphetamine,...