Pendakwa Raya v ONG SU PING SERENE

ba-42lb-2-08-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 25 February 2026 • BA-42LB-2-08/2024 • 18 min read

4 cases cited (0 SG, 4 foreign)

Outcome

Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed, and the order acquitting and discharging the respondent on the charge under section 326 of the PC is affirmed.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ba-42lb-2-08-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Appeal – Appeal by prosecution against decision of trial judge to acquit and discharge respondent – Charge under section 326 of the Penal Code – Whether trial judge should have amended charge – Whether court should invoke section 167 on appeal – Criminal Procedure Code, ss 167, 173(h)(ii)

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure Criminal Law

Judges (1)

Adlin binti Abdul Majid Delivered

Counsel (4)

Sivananthan Firm Datuk N. Sivananthan Counsel Respondent Fatin Hosna Mohamad Zikri Counsel Prosecution Sharifah Annafiza Al-Shahab Syed Fadzil Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Appellant Ong Su Ping Serene Respondent

Statutes Cited

Penal Code (Cap 574)

Cases Cited (4)

MY (4)

[1949] MLJ 285 [1956] 1 MLJ 131 [1982] 2 MLJ 172 [1983] 2 MLJ 173

Judgment

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Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (ba-42lb-2-08-2024)