THAN NWE SOE v Pendakwa Raya [Jabatan Peguam Negara]

j-05m-39-02-2023 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 16 April 2025 • J-05(M)-39-02/2023 • 76 min read

28 cases cited (0 SG, 28 foreign)

Catchwords

seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan dan dibaca bersama seksyen 34 Kanun - gambar rakaman CCTV - prinsip “last seen together" boleh digunapakai sebagai sebahagian keterangan sokongan - penemuan ekshibit-ekshibit (kayu, kain rantai mangga dan sebagainya) adalah hasil daripada maklumat dan tunjuk arah oleh tertuduh - penemuan DNA tertuduh dan DNA si mati - fakta material bagi membuktikan tertuduh berada bersama-sama si mati - kecederaan-kecederaan adalah 'fatal in nature' dan boleh menyebabkan kematian - kecederaan yang dialami si mati adalah tidak konsisten dengan corak yang diakibatkan oleh perlakuan diri sendiri atau kemalangan - isu niat bersama - kematian terjadi hasil daripada perancangan awal (pre-arranged plan) yang direncanakan (orchestrated) oleh tertuduh dan seorang lagi yang masih bebas - kelakuan tertuduh adalah relevan di bawah seksyen 8 Akta Keterangan 1950 – pembelaan telah dipatahkan oleh keterangan saksi-saksi pendakwaan dan keterangan tertuduh sendiri - pembelaan hanyalah suatu pembohongan, penafian kosong, tidak boleh dipercayai, pemikiran terkemudian dan rekaan semata-mata - Akta Pemansuhan Hukuman Mati Mandatori 2023 (Akta 846) - hukuman pemenjaraan selama tiga puluh tahun (30) bermula dari tarikh tangkap (13 April 2018) dan dua belas (12) kali sebatan

Practice Areas

seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan dan dibaca bersama seksyen 34 Kanun

Judges (3)

Azmi bin Ariffin Delivered Choo Kah Sing Coram Mohd Nazlan bin Mohd Ghazali Coram

Counsel (4)

H.T. Low Firm Khairunnizam Muhamad Ideres Counsel Prosecution Low Huey Theng Counsel Appellant Subash Ramasamy Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Than Nwe Soe Appellant

Case Significance

THAN NWE SOE v Pendakwa Raya [Jabatan Peguam Negara] is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated April 16, 2025 (citation: j-05m-39-02-2023). <p>The appellant was convicted of murder under s.302 of the Penal Code read with s.34 (common intention) for killing a businesswoman at her motor trading premises in Johor Bahru. The key evidence included CCTV footage, DNA evidence, and items discovered through the accused's pointing-out. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against conviction but allowed the appeal on sentence, substituting the death penalty with 30 years' imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane.</p> The panel comprised Azmi bin Ariffin, Choo Kah Sing and Mohd Nazlan bin Mohd Ghazali, with Azmi bin Ariffin delivering the judgment. Counsel appearing: Khairunnizam Muhamad Ideres (prosecution counsel), Low Huey Theng (counsel for appellant), Subash Ramasamy (counsel for appellant).

Summary

The appellant was convicted of murder under s.302 of the Penal Code read with s.34 (common intention) for killing a businesswoman at her motor trading premises in Johor Bahru. The key evidence included CCTV footage, DNA evidence, and items discovered through the accused's pointing-out. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against conviction but allowed the appeal on sentence, substituting the death penalty with 30 years' imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane.

What was the outcome of THAN NWE SOE v Pendakwa Raya [Jabatan Peguam Negara]?

<p>The appellant was convicted of murder under s.302 of the Penal Code read with s.34 (common intention) for killing a businesswoman at her motor trad...

Statutes Cited

Penal Code

s 34

Penal Code (Cap 574)

s 302 s 34

Cases Cited (28)

UK (1)

[1974] 2 All ER 840

MY (26)

[1969] MLRA 382 [1980] 2 MLJ 195 [1980] 2 MLJ 196 [1983] 1 CLJ 138 [1983] 2 MLJ 232 [1987] 1 CLJ 540 [1987] 2 MLJ 336 [1989] 2 CLJ 442 [1996] 3 MLJ 233 [2001] 1 CLJ 381 [2005] 1 CLJ 466 [2005] 4 MLJ 37 [2006] 2 CLJ 129 [2007] 4 CLJ 337 [2009] 1 CLJ 717 [2009] 2 CLJ 603 [2009] 3 MLJ 643 [2010] 1 MLJ 741 [2011] MLJU 852 [2012] 2 CLJ 178 [2015] MLJU 1956 [2016] 6 MLJ 277 [2016] 9 CLJ 769 [2021] 1 MLJ 214 [2023] 1 MLJ 441 [2023] 3 MLJ 154

IN (1)

(2002) 6 SCC 715