NA'IMAH BINTI ABDUL KHALID [Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM)]

NA'IMAH BINTI ABDUL KHALID [Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM)]

The Sessions Court did not act beyond its jurisdiction in ordering surrender of the applicant's international passport as a bail condition in a non-bailable offence; that condition is a lawful, reasonable exercise of judicial discretion to prevent flight risk and the High Court should not disturb the decision absent a substantial miscarriage of justice.

Citation
WA-43-4-02/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Parties
Perayu/pemohon (appellant): Na'imah binti Abdul Khalid; Responden (public Prosecutor): Pendakwa Raya
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
22 March 2024
Case Number
WA-43-4-02/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal Against High Court Refusal to Overturn Sessions Court Bail Condition / Appeal to the Court of Appeal From High Court Revision Decision (challenge to Passport Surrender Condition)
Outcome
Permohonan Semakan/Perayu ditolak; keputusan Mahkamah Sesyen mengekalkan syarat penahanan pasport
Legal Topics
Bail Conditions, Surrender/retention of Passport, Revisionary Jurisdiction of High Court, Flight Risk, Non Bailable Offences
Source Language
Malay/English
Criminal Procedure Bail Law Constitutional Law (right to Travel) Judicial Review/revision Immigration/passport Law Bail Conditions Surrender/retention of Passport Revisionary Jurisdiction of High Court +2 more

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Parties

Na'imah binti Abdul Khalid

Perayu/pemohon (appellant)

Pendakwa Raya

Responden (public Prosecutor)

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal Against High Court Refusal to Overturn Sessions Court Bail Condition / Appeal to the Court of Appeal From High Court Revision Decision (challenge to Passport Surrender Condition)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Sessions Court lawfully imposed the condition that the applicant surrender her international passport as part of bail in a non-bailable offence
  2. 2 Whether the High Court should interfere by revision with the Sessions Court's exercise of discretion
  3. 3 Whether retention of the applicant's passport violated her constitutional right to travel

Ratio Decidendi

The Sessions Court did not act beyond its jurisdiction in ordering surrender of the applicant's international passport as a bail condition in a non-bailable offence; that condition is a lawful, reasonable exercise of judicial discretion to prevent flight risk and the High Court should not disturb the decision absent a substantial miscarriage of justice.

Court Disposition

Permohonan Semakan/Perayu ditolak; keputusan Mahkamah Sesyen mengekalkan syarat penahanan pasport

Orders

  • Permohonan Perayu/OKT untuk membatalkan penahanan pasport ditolak
  • Penahanan/penyerahan pasport antarabangsa sebagai syarat jaminan yang ditetapkan oleh Mahkamah Sesyen dikekalkan