Richard Bong
About Richard Bong
Richard Bong appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026). These were heard before MYHC (4).
On the court record
The reported matters document serious criminal defence, including a successful unsoundness-of-mind exception and an acquittal at the close of the prosecution case, grounded in the judgments.
Richard Bong's reported matters are in criminal defence, appearing for the accused in serious cases in the High Court, and are notable for the way the defence turned the prosecution's case at trial. A murder prosecution illustrates the point: the accused was called to enter a defence and raised the exception under section 84 of the Penal Code, which excuses a person who, by reason of unsoundness of mind, is incapable of knowing that the act is wrong or contrary to law. Appearing for the accused, the Court was satisfied that the accused had succeeded in establishing that, due to a mental disorder, he lacked the capacity to know his act was an offence, and, consistent with section 347 of the Criminal Procedure Code, ordered that the accused be kept in safe custody, with a report to be prepared under section 348, rather than convicting him of murder.
A drug prosecution shows a defence succeeding at the close of the prosecution case. In a matter involving charges under section 39B, section 12(2) and section 6 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and the Poisons Act, the accused persons were dealt with differently on the evidence: while one accused was called to enter a defence on a lesser charge, the other was discharged and acquitted of all charges without being called to enter a defence, the Court recording that the accused was dilepas dan dibebaskan daripada semua pertuduhan tanpa dipanggil membela diri (discharged and acquitted of all charges without being called to enter a defence).
A thread across these decisions is the testing of the prosecution's case in the most serious criminal matters, whether by establishing a statutory exception of unsoundness of mind or by showing that a prima facie case has not been made out, argued at trial in the High Court of Malaya.
How many cases has Richard Bong appeared in?
Richard Bong appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026).
Which courts does Richard Bong appear in?
Richard Bong appears before MYHC (4).
What kind of work do Richard Bong's reported cases involve?
They are serious criminal-defence matters in the High Court, appearing for the accused in a murder prosecution involving the section 84 unsoundness-of-mind exception and in drug prosecutions under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
What was the outcome of the murder trial involving section 84?
Appearing for the accused, the Court was satisfied the accused established that, by reason of a mental disorder, he lacked the capacity to know his act was an offence, and ordered him kept in safe custody under section 347 of the Criminal Procedure Code rather than convicting him of murder.
How were the accused dealt with in the drug prosecution?
On the evidence, one accused was called to enter a defence on a lesser charge while the other was discharged and acquitted of all charges without being called to enter a defence, recorded in Malay as dilepas dan dibebaskan daripada semua pertuduhan tanpa dipanggil membela diri.