MARIYA ADISAN A/L TANGARAJAH v Pendakwa Raya

ka-41s-3-06-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 1 April 2026 • KA-41S-3-06/2025 • 21 min read
41 cases cited (0 SG, 41 foreign)

Outcome

In the upshot and for reasons adumbrated above the appellant’s appeal is dismissed, and the decision of the learned Magistrate is afÞrmed. I so order.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ka-41s-3-06-2025). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

The issues arising in this appeal are: (i) Whether all ingredients of the offence were established; (ii) Whether the element of driving in a ‘dangerous manner’ was proven; (iii) Whether the dashcam recording sufficed to establish ‘dangerous driving’; (iii) Whether the Magistrate erred in fact or law in admitting the Forensic Medical Officer’s Report; (v) Whether the appellant’s defence was duly considered; (vi) Whether the appellant’s mitigation was considered in sentencing.

Practice Areas

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure

Judges (1)

Mohd Aimi Zaini bin Mohd Azhar Delivered

Counsel (3)

S. Raman & Co Firm Mohd Farhan Aliff bin Ahmad Counsel Prosecution S.P. Raman Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Mariya Adisan a/l Tangarajah Appellant

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 593)
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
s 90A
Road Transport Act 1987 (Cap 333)
s 41(1)

Cases Cited (41)

UK (2)
[1947] AC 484 [1962] 3 All ER 1086
MY (39)
[1941] 1 MLJ 37 [1961] 1 MLJ 306 [1961] 1 MLRH 818 [1961] MLJ 306 [1972] 1 MLRH 124 [1972] 2 MLJ 258 [1982] 1 MLJ 184 [1984] 2 MLJ 165 [1996] 1 AMR 2233 [1996] 2 MLJ 517 [1996] 3 CLJ 163 [1998] 4 MLJ 210 [2003] 2 AMR 357 [2003] 2 CLJ 19 [2003] 2 MLJ 97 [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [2004] 6 AMR 781 [2005] 1 CLJ 85 [2005] 2 MLJ 1 [2008] 2 CLJ 284 [2008] 2 MLJ 87 [2009] 6 CLJ 626 [2009] 6 MLJ 1 [2010] 3 CLJ 377 [2010] 3 MLJ 509 [2010] 9 CLJ 785 [2012] 4 MLJ 149 [2012] 6 CLJ 809 [2013] 4 MLJ 693 [2013] 5 AMR 305 [2014] 4 MLJ 317 [2017] 1 CLJ 617 [2017] 3 MLJ 763 [2017] 5 CLJ 58 [2017] 7 CLJ 157 [2019] 8 AMR 45 [2020] 10 CLJ 1 [2020] 12 MLJ 67 [2020] 8 AMR 227

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ka-41s-3-06-2025)