Muhammad Zikri Hanafi Bin Ishak v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya]

p-05sh-450-10-2022 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 6 May 2025 • P-05(SH)-450-10/2022 • 29 min read
21 cases cited (0 SG, 21 foreign)

Catchwords

Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman – Pengedaran dan pemilikan dadah berbahaya – Seksyen 39B(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 – Perayu disabitkan dan dijatuhkan hukuman gantung dileher sampai mati oleh Mahkamah Tinggi – Sama ada YA HMT telah membuat penilaian yang maksima ke atas keterangan-keterangan yang telah dikemukakan oleh pihak pendakwaan – Sama ada Perayu mempunyai kawalan, milikan dan pengetahuan ke atas dadah berbahaya tersebut – Sama ada YA HMT terkhilaf dalam menggunakan anggapan pengedaran dadah di bawah seksyen 37(da) ADB setelah mendapati Perayu mempunyai milikan ke atas dadah berbahaya tersebut – Sama ada YA HMT terkhilaf apabila gagal menilai pembelaan Perayu yang disokong oleh SD2 mengenai dadah yang dikatakan milik seorang individu yang bernama Zaidi.

Practice Areas

Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman

Judges (3)

Ahmad Zaidi bin Ibrahim Coram Azman bin Abdullah Coram Noorin binti Badaruddin Delivered

Counsel (4)

Rajit Gill & Co. (Ipoh) Firm Kabir Singh Counsel Appellant Mohd. Fuad bin Abdul Aziz Counsel Prosecution Rajit Singh A/L Tara Singh Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Muhammad Zikri Hanafi bin Ishak Appellant

Case Significance

Muhammad Zikri Hanafi Bin Ishak v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya] is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated May 6, 2025 (citation: p-05sh-450-10-2022). <p>The appellant was convicted of trafficking 346.2 grams of methamphetamine under s.39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and sentenced to death. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against conviction, finding the appellant failed to raise reasonable doubt, but allowed the appeal on sentence, substituting the death penalty with 30 years imprisonment from date of arrest and 12 strokes of the cane.</p> The panel comprised Ahmad Zaidi bin Ibrahim, Azman bin Abdullah and Noorin binti Badaruddin, with Noorin binti Badaruddin delivering the judgment. Counsel appearing: Kabir Singh (counsel for appellant), Mohd. Fuad bin Abdul Aziz (prosecution counsel), Rajit Singh A/L Tara Singh (counsel for appellant).

Summary

The appellant was convicted of trafficking 346.2 grams of methamphetamine under s.39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and sentenced to death. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against conviction, finding the appellant failed to raise reasonable doubt, but allowed the appeal on sentence, substituting the death penalty with 30 years imprisonment from date of arrest and 12 strokes of the cane.

What was the outcome of Muhammad Zikri Hanafi Bin Ishak v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya]?

<p>The appellant was convicted of trafficking 346.2 grams of methamphetamine under s.39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and sentenced to death....

Cases Cited (21)

MY (21)
[1956] 22 MLJ 237 [1961] MLJ 105 [1962] 28 MLJ 258 [1962] MLJ 257 [1964] MLJ 81 [1966] 1 MLJ 257 [1977] 1 MLJ 15 [1981] 1 MLJ 212 [1999] 2 CLJ 215 [1999] 2 MLJ 1 [2003] 2 CLJ 19 [2003] 2 MLJ 97 [2008] 6 MLJ 19 [2009] 1 CLJ 717 [2010] 6 CLJ 878 [2015] MLJU 2038 [2016] MLJU 1206 [2018] MLJU 98 [2019] MLJU 84 [2020] MLJU 741 [2022] 3 MLJ 919