BASHKERAN A/L SALLIAH v Pendakwa Raya

m-05sh-217-05-2025 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 12 February 2026 • M-05(SH)-217-05/2025 • 59 min read

32 cases cited (0 SG, 32 foreign)

Catchwords

Prosedur Jenayah — Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman — Tertuduh didakwa atas kesalahan mengedar dadah berbahaya di bawah seksyen 39B(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 — dihukum di bawah seksyen 39B(2) Akta tersebut — Tertuduh dijatuhkan hukuman penjara 30 tahun dari tarikh tangkapan dan 12 sebatan rotan — Sama ada pembelaan telah dipertimbangkan secukupnya oleh hakim perbicaraan — Sama ada hakim perbicaraan telah melakukan kesilapan dalam keputusannya.

Practice Areas

Prosedur Jenayah

Judges (3)

Azmi bin Ariffin Coram Hayatul Akmal binti Abdul Aziz Delivered Meor Hashimi bin Abdul Hamid Coram

Counsel (4)

Salehuddin Saidin & Associates Firm Afifuddin Hafifi Counsel Appellant Aina Melina binti Johan Arif Lim Counsel Appellant Noor Farhana binti Adham Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Bashkeran a/l Salliah Appellant

Case Significance

BASHKERAN A/L SALLIAH v Pendakwa Raya is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated February 12, 2026 (citation: m-05sh-217-05-2025). <p>Appeal by Bashkeran a/l Salliah against conviction and 30-year sentence for trafficking 182 grams of methamphetamine under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. The appellant was arrested in Sungai Udang, Melaka while holding a brown envelope containing 20 packets of suspected drugs. The Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the appeal, finding the appellant failed to rebut the presumption of trafficking and the sentence was the statutory minimum.</p> The panel comprised Azmi bin Ariffin, Hayatul Akmal binti Abdul Aziz and Meor Hashimi bin Abdul Hamid, with Hayatul Akmal binti Abdul Aziz delivering the judgment. Counsel appearing: Afifuddin Hafifi (counsel for appellant), Aina Melina binti Johan Arif Lim (counsel for appellant), Noor Farhana binti Adham (counsel for respondent).

Summary

Appeal by Bashkeran a/l Salliah against conviction and 30-year sentence for trafficking 182 grams of methamphetamine under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. The appellant was arrested in Sungai Udang, Melaka while holding a brown envelope containing 20 packets of suspected drugs. The Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the appeal, finding the appellant failed to rebut the presumption of trafficking and the sentence was the statutory minimum.

What was the outcome of BASHKERAN A/L SALLIAH v Pendakwa Raya?

<p>Appeal by Bashkeran a/l Salliah against conviction and 30-year sentence for trafficking 182 grams of methamphetamine under section 39B(1)(a) of the...

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (32)

MY (32)

[1956] 1 MLJ 28 [1956] 22 MLJ 237 [1962] MLJ 257 [1969] 2 MLJ 209 [1969] MLRA 382 [1987] 1 CLJ 250 [1987] 1 CLJ 492 [1991] 3 CLJ 2073 [1991] 3260 MLJ 169 [1996] 1 CLJ 705 [1997] 1 CLJ 233 [2000] 4 CLJ 649 [2000] 6 MLJ 705 [2005] 1 CLJ 85 [2005] 6 MLJ 393 [2006] 1 CLJ 457 [2011] 1 CLJ 273 [2011] 1 CLJ 805 [2011] 5 CLJ 630 [2011] 8 CLJ 406 [2011] MLJU 1566 [2012] 5 MLJ 1 [2012] AMEJ 0081 [2013] 3 MLJ 630 [2013] 4 CLJ 149 [2013] 4 CLJ 21 [2013] 6 CLJ 98 [2014] 4 CLJ 162 [2017] 1 CLJ 575 [2017] 1 CLJ 617 [2018] 6 CLJ 133 [2019] 6 MLJ 231