NAGARAJAN A/L ALAGASAN v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya]

w-05m-96-03-2022 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 8 September 2025 • W-05(M)-96-03/2022 • 24 min read

Catchwords

section 304(a) of the Penal Code read together with section 34 of same Act - culpable homicide not amounting to murder – the deceased was found - arrival of investigating officer and forensics - post-mortem - the arrests - identification of the deceased - public interest - sentence imposed is in tandem with the current trend of sentencing

Practice Areas

section 304(a) of the Penal Code read together with section 34 of same Act

Judges (3)

Azmi bin Ariffin Delivered Mohamed Zaini bin Mazlan Coram Noorin binti Badaruddin Coram

Counsel (13)

Revin Kumar & Bolkin Firm Salehuddin Saidin & Assoc Firm Shan & Selva Firm Sivananthan Firm Afifuddin Ahmad Hafifi Counsel Appellant Aina Melina Johan Arif Lim Counsel Appellant Aliff Bolkin Counsel Appellant Datuk N. Sivanathan Counsel Appellant Gabriel Sassayan Counsel Appellant Nur Nabihah Nabil Counsel Appellant Seluadorai Counsel Appellant Sharifah Annafiza Al-Shahab Counsel Appellant Tetralina Bin Ahmed Fauzi Counsel Prosecution

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Nagarajan a/l Alagasan Appellant

Case Significance

NAGARAJAN A/L ALAGASAN v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya] is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated September 8, 2025 (citation: w-05m-96-03-2022). <p>This appeal was heard together with four other related appeals involving five co-accused convicted of murdering a security guard at PPR Sungai Bonus, Wangsa Maju. The prosecution accepted the appellants' representation to reduce the charge to culpable homicide under s.304(a) Penal Code read with s.34. The Court of Appeal set aside the death sentence and substituted with 12 years' imprisonment each from date of arrest.</p> The panel comprised Azmi bin Ariffin, Mohamed Zaini bin Mazlan and Noorin binti Badaruddin, with Azmi bin Ariffin delivering the judgment.

Summary

This appeal was heard together with four other related appeals involving five co-accused convicted of murdering a security guard at PPR Sungai Bonus, Wangsa Maju. The prosecution accepted the appellants' representation to reduce the charge to culpable homicide under s.304(a) Penal Code read with s.34. The Court of Appeal set aside the death sentence and substituted with 12 years' imprisonment each from date of arrest.

What was the outcome of NAGARAJAN A/L ALAGASAN v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya]?

<p>This appeal was heard together with four other related appeals involving five co-accused convicted of murdering a security guard at PPR Sungai Bonu...

Statutes Cited

Penal Code (Cap 574)
s 302 s 304(a)