Pendakwa Raya v LAU TIONG WAH

ba-45a-22-02-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 17 August 2025 • BA-45A-22-02/2022

Catchwords

The accused was charged with trafficking 4751 grams of methamphetamine under section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (the Act) and for the use of a silver coloured Naza Citra car JLA 8284 with the intention of trafficking drugs under section 3(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988. After hearing the evidence led for the prosecution and at the end of their case, I reduced the first charge (P3) to one of possession (P45) under section 12(2) read together with section 39A (2) of the Act and acquitted and discharged the accused for the second charge P4. The accused was sentenced to nine years imprisonment from the date of arrest and ten strokes of the rotan. The prosecution being aggrieved now appeal to the Court of Appeal.

Practice Areas

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure

Judges (1)

Aslam bin Zainuddin Delivered

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Prosecutor Lau Tiong Wah Accused

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