Pendakwa Raya v SYED SHAH IQMAL BIN SYED MOHD SHAIFUL

ba-42h-35-09-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 22 January 2026 • BA-42H-35-09/2024 • 37 min read
10 cases cited (0 SG, 10 foreign)

Catchwords

UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Kesalahan – Tuduhan merogol di rumah sewa tertuduh – Sama ada terdapat inferens yang timbul daripada keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi bahawa pihak pendakwaan telah membuktikan kes prima facie terhadap tertuduh di akhir kes pendakwaan – Sama ada elemen-elemen bagi kesalahan di bawah seksyen 376(1) Kanun Keseksaan telah dibuktikan oleh pihak pendakwaan – Sama ada pembelaan tertuduh menimbulkan keraguan munasabah terhadap kes pendakwaan – Sama ada hukuman yang dijatuhkan oleh Mahkamah Sesyen terlampau ringan – Kanun Keseksaan, ss. 375(b) & 376(1)

Practice Areas

UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Kesalahan

Judges (1)

Adlin binti Abdul Majid Delivered

Counsel (7)

Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak Firm Abu Bakar Isa Ramat Counsel Accused Maizatul Munirah Abdul Rahman Counsel Prosecution Mohamed Baharudeen Mohamed Ariff Counsel Accused Muhammad Amin Othman Counsel Accused Norelly Etasya Affriena Mohd Zamri Counsel Accused Nur-Diana Ezlyn Nashim Counsel Accused

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Appellant Syed Shah Iqmal bin Syed Mohd Shaiful Respondent

Case Significance

Pendakwa Raya v SYED SHAH IQMAL BIN SYED MOHD SHAIFUL is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 22, 2026 (citation: ba-42h-35-09-2024). <p>The prosecution appealed against the sentence and the accused cross-appealed against his conviction for rape under s.376(1) Penal Code of a 23-year-old woman at his I-City apartment. The High Court dismissed both appeals, finding the conviction was safe and the sentence of 10 years imprisonment and 3 strokes was reasonable. The application for stay of execution pending appeal was refused.</p> The case was decided by Adlin binti Abdul Majid. Counsel appearing: Abu Bakar Isa Ramat (counsel accused), Maizatul Munirah Abdul Rahman (prosecution counsel), Mohamed Baharudeen Mohamed Ariff (counsel accused), Muhammad Amin Othman (counsel accused), Norelly Etasya Affriena Mohd Zamri (counsel accused), Nur-Diana Ezlyn Nashim (counsel accused).

Summary

The prosecution appealed against the sentence and the accused cross-appealed against his conviction for rape under s.376(1) Penal Code of a 23-year-old woman at his I-City apartment. The High Court dismissed both appeals, finding the conviction was safe and the sentence of 10 years imprisonment and 3 strokes was reasonable. The application for stay of execution pending appeal was refused.

What was the outcome of Pendakwa Raya v SYED SHAH IQMAL BIN SYED MOHD SHAIFUL?

<p>The prosecution appealed against the sentence and the accused cross-appealed against his conviction for rape under s.376(1) Penal Code of a 23-year...

Statutes Cited

Penal Code (Cap 574)

Cases Cited (10)

MY (10)
[1950] 1 MLJ 33 [1993] 2 CLJ 79 [1998] 4 CLJ 575 [2004] MLJ 300 [2011] 1 CLJ 626 [2016] MLJU 1895 [2018] MLJU 665 [2019] MLJU 801 [2022] MLJU 2201 [2023] 7 MLJ 744