28 Jul 2022
MUHAMAD ZULFAKAR BIN RAZALI
- Citation
- TA-82D-9-11/2020 (Mahkamah Majistret)
- Court
- Magistrates' Court
- Case number
- TA-82D-9-11/2020 (Mahkamah Majistret)
Prosecution failed to prove exclusive custody/control and failed to maintain an unbroken chain of custody because (i) witnesses established third‑party access to the refrigerator and prosecution did not exclude that possibility or call those persons, and (ii) there was a material unexplained discrepancy between seized volume (200 ml) and analysed volume (375 ml). Those failures defeated a prima facie case and required discharge of the accused at the close of the prosecution's case.