MOHD NAZIR BIN ZARAAI

MOHD NAZIR BIN ZARAAI

The court found the prosecution proved the offence under s14(a) AKKSTKK 2017 beyond reasonable doubt based on the victim's credible and unusually convincing sworn testimony together with supporting evidence (SP1 account, medical reports, contemporaneous statements). Defence denials, inconsistencies on dates, absence...

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Citation
KA-62JSK-20-08/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Parties
Prosecutor: PENDAKWA RAYA; Accused: MOHD NAZIR BIN ZARAAI
Court
Sessions Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
2 October 2025
Case Number
KA-62JSK-20-08/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Conviction and Sentencing
Outcome
Guilty under section 14(a) AKKSTKK 2017; convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Child Sexual Assault, Corroboration, Forensic Evidence, Procedural Rights, Sentencing
Criminal Law Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 Evidence Child Sexual Assault Corroboration Forensic Evidence Procedural Rights Sentencing

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Parties

PENDAKWA RAYA

Prosecutor

MOHD NAZIR BIN ZARAAI

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Conviction and Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether prosecution proved elements of section 14(a) AKKSTKK 2017
  2. 2 Credibility and admissibility of child witness evidence under sections 17 and 18 AKKSTKK 2017
  3. 3 Whether corroboration and medical/forensic evidence sufficiently support conviction

Ratio Decidendi

The court found the prosecution proved the offence under s14(a) AKKSTKK 2017 beyond reasonable doubt based on the victim's credible and unusually convincing sworn testimony together with supporting evidence (SP1 account, medical reports, contemporaneous statements). Defence denials, inconsistencies on dates, absence of forensic DNA and noncompliance with s28A(2) did not create reasonable doubt nor render the charge defective; accordingly the accused was convicted.

Court Disposition

Guilty under section 14(a) AKKSTKK 2017; convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • Imprisonment for 6 years from date of sentence
  • Mandatory rehabilitation counselling under section 26 AKKSTKK 2017 to be served during incarceration