GOH SIE KIAT v Pendakwa Raya

q-05sh-592-12-2023 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 17 May 2026 • Q-05(SH)-592-12/2023 • 25 min read
27 cases cited (1 SG, 26 foreign)

Outcome

Despite the valiant and tenacious attempts of learned counsel for the Appellants, we find the conviction safe.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) (q-05sh-592-12-2023). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Whether section 39B(1)(a) DDA charge bad in law - prosecution witness’s evidence at odds with the evidence of the other prosecution witnesses - Alcontara notice - defence not put to material prosecution witnesses - absence of fingerprints and DNA evidence - evidence as a whole to be considered at the end of the trial.

Practice Areas

Criminal Law

Judges (3)

Azman bin Abdullah Coram Lim Hock Leng Delivered Nadzarin bin Wok Nordin Coram

Counsel (7)

Jabatan Peguam Negara Firm Osman Ibrahim Co. Firm Sapiee Donald & Co Firm Gerald Empaling Donald Counsel Appellant Mohamed Ossman B. Ibrahim Counsel Appellant Noor Farhana binti Adham Counsel Respondent Steven Beti Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Goh Sie Kiat Appellant

Statutes Cited

Criminal Justice Act 1953
s 3
Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 593)
s 156 s 182A(1)
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Cap 234)
s 37B(1)(b) s 39B(1)(a)
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
s 8
Penal Code (Cap 574)
s 34 s 57

Cases Cited (27)

SLR (1)
[2003] 4 SLR 374
MY (26)
[1959] 1 MLJ 193 [1962] 1 MLJ 257 [1969] 2 MLJ 209 [1977] 1 MLJ 15 [1981] 1 MLJ 84 [1983] 2 CLJ 10 [1996] 1 CLJ 705 [1996] 1 MLJ 209 [1996] 3 MLJ 560 [1998] 3 CLJ 769 [1999] 2 CLJ 780 [2005] 6 AMR 203 [2005] 6 MLJ 393 [2006] 1 CLJ 457 [2006] 8 CLJ 428 [2007] 5 CLJ 1 [2008] MLJU 647 [2009] 1 CLJ 154 [2009] 3 CLJ 109 [2009] 3 MLJ 643 [2011] 5 CLJ 345 [2014] 4 CLJ 406 [2018] MLJU 98 [2020] 3 CLJ 240 [2021] MLJU 2642 [2022] 2 CLJ 546

Judgment

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Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (q-05sh-592-12-2023)