Dangerous Drugs
6 cases · September 2016 to June 2025
Case Volume by Year
1 16
5 25
2016–2025
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
trafficking — doubt as to identity of impugned articles seized and sent to chemist — reduction in gross weight of the impugned drugs between the range of 124.62 grams to 761.4 grams — increment in gross weight between 99.05 grams to 1,778 grams — no explanation for the weight discrepancies were offered by the prosecution — investigating officer offered an assumption of a possibility that the weighing scale provided by the police department was uncalibrated — break in the chain of evidence — benefit of the doubt be given to the accused 4 trafficking — drugs found in a Wifi box on a table in the living room of apartment — apartment accessible by both accused — drugs pointed out by first accused person to raiding officer — alleged given by friend — denial of possession and knowledge — failure to cross examine a witness on a crucial part of the case amount to an acceptance of the witness's testimony — inference of common intention drawn from passivity and silence of 2nd accused when confronted with drugs — material contradictions in testimonies of accused persons — alleged outburst and friend handing box mere fabrication and recent invention 1 Trafficking in — Possession of — Appeal against convictions and sentences — Whether trial judge erred in findings that prosecution had proven a prima facie case that the appellant had the sole custody and control of the drugs — Whether trial judge erred in finding of actual or mens rea possession against the appellant — Whether trial judge had failed to carry out a fair and just assessment of the defence case — Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 [Act 234], s 37(da), s 39B(1)(a) 1
trafficking — doubt as to identity of impugned articles seized and sent to chemist — reduction in gross weight of the impugned drugs between the range of 124.62 grams to 761.4 grams — increment in gross weight between 99.05 grams to 1,778 grams — no explanation for the weight discrepancies were offered by the prosecution — investigating officer offered an assumption of a possibility that the weighing scale provided by the police department was uncalibrated — break in the chain of evidence — benefit of the doubt be given to the accused 4 cases
ba-45a-122-12-2023 PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya TERTUDUH SUKUMARAN A/L SELVANATHAN
20 April 2025
ba-45a-123-12-2023 PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya TERTUDUH SUKUMARAN A/L SELVANATHAN
20 April 2025
ba-45a-124-12-2023 PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya TERTUDUH SUKUMARAN A/L SELVANATHAN
20 April 2025
ba-45a-135-09-2022 PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya TERTUDUH SUKUMARAN A/L SELVANATHAN
20 April 2025
trafficking — drugs found in a Wifi box on a table in the living room of apartment — apartment accessible by both accused — drugs pointed out by first accused person to raiding officer — alleged given by friend — denial of possession and knowledge — failure to cross examine a witness on a crucial part of the case amount to an acceptance of the witness's testimony — inference of common intention drawn from passivity and silence of 2nd accused when confronted with drugs — material contradictions in testimonies of accused persons — alleged outburst and friend handing box mere fabrication and recent invention 1 case
Trafficking in — Possession of — Appeal against convictions and sentences — Whether trial judge erred in findings that prosecution had proven a prima facie case that the appellant had the sole custody and control of the drugs — Whether trial judge erred in finding of actual or mens rea possession against the appellant — Whether trial judge had failed to carry out a fair and just assessment of the defence case — Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 [Act 234], s 37(da), s 39B(1)(a) 1 case
Court Distribution
Key People & Firms
Cases
ba-45a-27-02-2022
PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya TERTUDUH 1. ) CHONG YOON SZE 2. ) TAN WAI LIM
4 June 2025
MYHC
ba-45a-122-12-2023
PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya TERTUDUH SUKUMARAN A/L SELVANATHAN
20 April 2025
MYHC
ba-45a-123-12-2023
PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya TERTUDUH SUKUMARAN A/L SELVANATHAN
20 April 2025
MYHC
ba-45a-124-12-2023
PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya TERTUDUH SUKUMARAN A/L SELVANATHAN
20 April 2025
MYHC
ba-45a-135-09-2022
PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya TERTUDUH SUKUMARAN A/L SELVANATHAN
20 April 2025
MYHC
a-05m-212-08-2015
MUNIANDY A/L S.SUBRAMANIAM - APPELLANT [Diwakili Rajit Singh T/N Rajit Gill & Co.] v Aslinda Ahad Timbalan Pendakwaraya
6 September 2016
MYCOA