Abdul Fareed bin Abdul Gafoor

On the judicial record

A guide to how a High Court judge applies the substantive and procedural criminal law across drug trafficking under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, section 51A disclosure, sexual offences against children, weapons and customs seizures.

Abdul Fareed bin Abdul Gafoor sits in the High Court, and this collection is predominantly criminal, authored in a mix of English and Bahasa Malaysia. Drug prosecutions under section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 recur, framed in some judgments as mengedar dadah berbahaya (trafficking in dangerous drugs), with the drug type and weight stated precisely and the analysis turning on whether a prima facie case was made out at the close of the prosecution, on possession, and on knowledge. Criminal procedure is a strong theme: the standard of proof and the duty of the court at the close of the prosecution case, pre-trial disclosure of documents under section 51A of the Criminal Procedure Code and the scope of the prosecution's obligation, penzahiran dokumen (disclosure of documents), a bail application for a non-bailable drug offence engaging section 388 of the Criminal Procedure Code, and an application to quash a charge. Sexual offences against children feature on appeal, including physical sexual assault and whether the prosecution proved its case. Other offences include possession of a dangerous weapon, a samurai sword, under section 7(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Dangerous Weapons Act 1958, and a customs matter engaging the seizure of goods and the seizure notice under section 128 of the Customs Act 1967. The judgments state the charge, work through the evidence, and record the disposition in its operative terms, glossing the Malay where it appears. In keeping with the site's suppression rule, accused persons are referred to by their role, and are named only where the case name itself is displayed; institutional parties are named. A recurring theme is the court's attention to the prosecution's disclosure duty and the prima-facie-case threshold. The collection is a clear guide to how a High Court judge applies the substantive and procedural criminal law across drugs, sexual offences, weapons and customs matters.