Kunaseegaran A/l Ragavanaidu [Jabatan Peguam Negara]

Kunaseegaran A/l Ragavanaidu [Jabatan Peguam Negara]

The Court upheld the trial judge’s findings that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that all appellants shared a common intention to kill under section 34 read with section 302; SP54’s accomplice testimony was satisfactorily corroborated by forensic, DNA and circumstantial evidence, and the convictions and death sentences were affirmed.

Citation
W-05(M)-211-07/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Parties
Appellant: Kunaseegaran a/l Ragavanaidu; Appellant: Dinishwaran a/l Raman; Appellant: Thinesh Kumar a/l Ashok Kumar; Appellant: Vishwanath a/l Murugaya; Appellant: Nimalan a/l Sasikaran; Appellant: Ravi Chandran a/l Subramaniam; Respondent: Pendakwa Raya
Court
M
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
14 March 2024
Case Number
W-05(M)-211-07/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed; convictions and sentences affirmed
Legal Topics
Murder, Common Intention (s.34 Penal Code), Accomplice Evidence, Forensic Evidence, Sentencing Death Penalty
Source Language
Malay/English
Criminal Law Homicide Evidence Murder Common Intention (s.34 Penal Code) Accomplice Evidence Forensic Evidence Sentencing Death Penalty

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Parties

Kunaseegaran a/l Ragavanaidu

Appellant

Dinishwaran a/l Raman

Appellant

Thinesh Kumar a/l Ashok Kumar

Appellant

Vishwanath a/l Murugaya

Appellant

Nimalan a/l Sasikaran

Appellant

Ravi Chandran a/l Subramaniam

Appellant

Pendakwa Raya

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether prosecution proved common intention under section 34 Penal Code
  2. 2 Whether accomplice (SP54) was credible and required corroboration
  3. 3 Whether circumstantial and forensic evidence sufficiently linked appellants to murder

Ratio Decidendi

The Court upheld the trial judge’s findings that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that all appellants shared a common intention to kill under section 34 read with section 302; SP54’s accomplice testimony was satisfactorily corroborated by forensic, DNA and circumstantial evidence, and the convictions and death sentences were affirmed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed; convictions and sentences affirmed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Convictions under section 302 read with section 34 (Kanun Keseksaan) upheld