BALA MURALY A/L SUPERMANIAM [ ]

BALA MURALY A/L SUPERMANIAM [ ]

The High Court held that s.51A CPC obliges the prosecution only to disclose the specific classes of documents enumerated and not every document that could assist the defence; the applicants failed to satisfy the cumulative tests from R v Parks because the documents were either available or obtainable with reasonable diligence and/or irrelevant and not probative of a reasonable doubt. Therefore the court allowed production of the documents agreed by consent (Usul 1A) but refused admission of the documents as additional evidence and dismissed Usul 1B and 2.

Citation
JA-44-43-10/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Parties
Applicant: Chew Hwee Len; Applicant: Bala Muraly a/l Supermaniam; Respondent: Pendakwa Raya
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
9 March 2026
Case Number
JA-44-43-10/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Procedural Posture
Criminal Application for Disclosure and Admission of Additional Evidence on Appeal / Judgment on Application (high Court Hearing)
Outcome
Partially allowed in favour of applicants on disclosure by consent; application to admit additional evidence dismissed.
Legal Topics
Section 51 a Disclosure Obligations, Admission of Additional Evidence on Appeal, Section 107 and 107 a CPC, Relevance and Credibility of Evidence, Exceptional Circumstances Threshold
Source Language
Malay/English
Criminal Law Criminal Procedure Evidence Law Judicial Discretion Section 51 a Disclosure Obligations Admission of Additional Evidence on Appeal Section 107 and 107 a CPC Relevance and Credibility of Evidence +1 more

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Parties

Chew Hwee Len

Applicant

Bala Muraly a/l Supermaniam

Applicant

Pendakwa Raya

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Application for Disclosure and Admission of Additional Evidence on Appeal / Judgment on Application (high Court Hearing)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Scope of prosecution's disclosure obligations under s.51A CPC
  2. 2 Whether documents may be admitted as additional evidence on appeal
  3. 3 Whether applicants exercised reasonable diligence to obtain documents pre-trial

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court held that s.51A CPC obliges the prosecution only to disclose the specific classes of documents enumerated and not every document that could assist the defence; the applicants failed to satisfy the cumulative tests from R v Parks because the documents were either available or obtainable with reasonable diligence and/or irrelevant and not probative of a reasonable doubt. Therefore the court allowed production of the documents agreed by consent (Usul 1A) but refused admission of the documents as additional evidence and dismissed Usul 1B and 2.

Court Disposition

Partially allowed in favour of applicants on disclosure by consent; application to admit additional evidence dismissed.

Orders

  • Usul 1A in Lampiran 1 allowed by consent (prosecution to supply the agreed documents)
  • Usul 1B and Usul 2 in Lampiran 1 dismissed