Pendakwa Raya v GOPINAATH A/L SELVARAJOO

p-05lb-456-10-2023 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 12 January 2025 • P-05(LB)-456-10/2023 • 13 min read
4 cases cited (0 SG, 4 foreign)

Catchwords

Rayuan terhadap keseluruhan keputusan – Pertuduhan kesalahan membunuh di bawah seksyen 302 dibaca bersama seksyen 34 Kanun Keseksaan - Kejadian membunuh berlaku di dua tempat - Seorang tertuduh mesti diberikan hak untuk menyoal balas saksi di bawah peruntukan s. 173(e) Kanun Tatacara Jenayah – Hak untuk meletakkan versi pembelaan dengan lengkap di peringkat pendakwaan telah dinafikan – Tertuduh hanya dituduh selepas dinamakan oleh saksi semasa perbicaraan dan tiada rakaman percakapan diambil

Practice Areas

Rayuan terhadap keseluruhan keputusan

Judges (3)

Che Mohd Ruzima bin Ghazali Coram Mohamed Zaini bin Mazlan Coram Noorin binti Badaruddin Delivered

Counsel (7)

Maanveer S Dhillon, Ko & Partners Firm Naran Singh & Co. Firm Dato' Naran Singh A/L Asa Singh Counsel Respondent Maanveer Singh Dhillon Counsel Respondent Mohd Amril Bin Johari Counsel Prosecution Muhamad Aiman Haziq Bin Saiful Kamal Counsel Respondent Yazid Mustaqim Bin Roslan Counsel Prosecution

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Appellant Gopinaath a/l Selvarajoo Respondent

Case Significance

Pendakwa Raya v GOPINAATH A/L SELVARAJOO is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated January 12, 2025 (citation: p-05lb-456-10-2023). <p>The prosecution appealed against the acquittal of five accused persons charged with murder under s.302 read with s.34 Penal Code arising from a gang killing that occurred at two different locations in Penang. The Court of Appeal dismissed the prosecution's appeal against the 5th respondent (Gopinaath), finding no error in the High Court's evaluation that the charge contained contradictory location details and the accused's right to cross-examine witnesses had been denied.</p> The panel comprised Che Mohd Ruzima bin Ghazali, Mohamed Zaini bin Mazlan and Noorin binti Badaruddin, with Noorin binti Badaruddin delivering the judgment. Counsel appearing: Dato' Naran Singh A/L Asa Singh (counsel for respondent), Maanveer Singh Dhillon (counsel for respondent), Mohd Amril Bin Johari (prosecution counsel), Muhamad Aiman Haziq Bin Saiful Kamal (counsel for respondent), Yazid Mustaqim Bin Roslan (prosecution counsel).

Summary

The prosecution appealed against the acquittal of five accused persons charged with murder under s.302 read with s.34 Penal Code arising from a gang killing that occurred at two different locations in Penang. The Court of Appeal dismissed the prosecution's appeal against the 5th respondent (Gopinaath), finding no error in the High Court's evaluation that the charge contained contradictory location details and the accused's right to cross-examine witnesses had been denied.

What was the outcome of Pendakwa Raya v GOPINAATH A/L SELVARAJOO?

<p>The prosecution appealed against the acquittal of five accused persons charged with murder under s.302 read with s.34 Penal Code arising from a gan...

Cases Cited (4)

MY (4)
[2014] 5 MLJ 433 [2015] 5 CLJ 893 [2017] 7 CLJ 666 [2017] MLJU 393