Pendakwa Raya v SUREN A/L RAMACHANDARAN

wa-45a-28-01-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 22 January 2026 • WA-45A-28-01/2022 • 13 min read

Catchwords

Criminal Justice - offence of drug trafficking and possession - charge for an offence of drug trafficking reduced to one of possession - an individual who is alleged to have borrowed the car belonging to the accused inside which the impugned drugs were found not called as witness - accused cannot dissipate himself from mens rea possession of the impugned drugs - being owner of the vehicle in question - concurrent sentence of imprisonment imposed together with whipping. Convicted and sentenced accordingly.

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure Criminal Law

Judges (1)

Muniandy a/l Kannyappan Delivered

Counsel (4)

Rajpal, Firah & Vishnu Firm Rajpal Singh Counsel Accused Tiew Poh Nie Counsel Accused Zaileen Nadia Zubir Counsel Prosecution

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Prosecutor Suren a/l Ramachandaran Accused

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-45a-28-01-2022)