NG CHAN KEONG v Pendakwa Raya

m-05sh-157-04-2024 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 15 March 2026 • M-05(SH)-157-04/2024 • 14 min read

6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Outcome

The conviction is therefore safe. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed and the conviction and sentence imposed by the High Court are affirmed.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) (m-05sh-157-04-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Appeal against conviction and sentence – Trafficking – Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Whether the Learned Judge Failed to Elect Between Section 2 and Section 37(da) DDA – Whether the possession and knowledge were proven – Whether the chain of custody was defective – Whether the defence was not properly evaluated.

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure Criminal Law

Judges (3)

Azmi bin Ariffin Coram Mohd Radzi bin Abdul Hamid Coram Noorin binti Badaruddin Delivered

Counsel (5)

Arissa Tan Chien & Co Firm Attorney General's Chamber Firm Chuah Shyue Chien Counsel Appellant Ng Siew Wee Counsel Prosecution Subash A/L Ramasamy Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Ng Chan Keong Appellant

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code

s 182A

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Cap 234)

Cases Cited (6)

MY (6)

[1991] 3 CLJ 2073 [2014] 4 CLJ 406 [2016] 2 CLJ 247 [2018] 6 CLJ 133 [2020] 8 CLJ 292 [2022] 3 CLJ 230

Judgment

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Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (m-05sh-157-04-2024)