Leong Kwang Yew v Pendakwa Raya

s-05sh-371-09-2023 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 8 February 2026 • S-05(SH)-371-09/2023 • 17 min read
16 cases cited (0 SG, 16 foreign)

Outcome

The LTJ’s sentence of 5 strokes of whipping is hereby set aside and substituted with an order of 12 strokes of whipping.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) (s-05sh-371-09-2023). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Appeal against conviction and sentence - statutory caution, whether administered and understood by the Appellant - whether others had access to the place where the drugs were found - trial judge omitted to state whether presumed or actual possession at the close of the prosecution’s case - section 60, Courts of Judicature Act 1964. Appeal against conviction dismissed. Appeal against sentence allowed, and order for 5 strokes of whipping set aside and substituted with an order of 12 strokes of whipping.

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure

Judges (3)

Choo Kah Sing Coram Lim Hock Leng Delivered Mohd Radzi bin Abdul Hamid Coram

Counsel (4)

Jabatan Peguam Negara Firm P J Perira & Dasan Firm Abdul Malik bin Ayob Counsel Prosecution Dominic Chew Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Leong Kwang Yew Appellant

Statutes Cited

Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (Cap 91)
s 60
Criminal Justice Act 1953
s 3
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Cap 234)
s 39B(1)(a) s 39B(2)
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
s 105 s 114(g) s 8
Penal Code (Cap 574)
s 57
Special Preventive Measures Act 1985
s 6

Cases Cited (16)

MY (16)
[1962] 1 MLJ 257 [1987] 1 MLJ 492 [2005] 6 MLJ 393 [2006] 1 CLJ 457 [2010] 6 CLJ 121 [2014] 4 CLJ 406 [2018] 3 CLJ 71 [2018] 6 CLJ 133 [2018] 7 CLJ 716 [2021] MLJU 2642 [2022] 2 CLJ 396 [2022] 2 CLJ 546 [2022] 3 MLJ 157 [2022] 4 CLJ 1 [2022] 4 MLJ 111 [2022] 5 CLJ 659

Judgment

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