26 Jun 2025
Court dismissed the bail applications because the applicants' medical conditions did not meet the threshold of severity required by SOSMA s13(2)(c) as explained in Samat bin Yamin; additionally ss388(1) CPC is not applicable to offences under s130V Penal Code listed in SOSMA, and therefore Court had no basis to grant bail.
6 May 2021
The strike‑out application under Order 18 r.19 is dismissed: the 1st plaintiff association has sufficient interest to sue, the originating summons raises an arguable constitutional challenge to Article 14(1)(b)/Second Schedule implicating Article 8 equality, and the issue requires full consideration rather than summary dismissal; defendants bear the onus to justify the gender‑based distinction in citizenship provisions.
30 Sept 2020
Section 50(3) read with 50(2) and construed purposively means the Public Prosecutor is exempt from the leave requirement and, consequently, an appeal by the Public Prosecutor against a High Court decision on a Magistrate's criminal matter need not be confined to questions of law nor must the Public Prosecutor state questions of law in the notice of appeal; appeals by the accused that require leave remain confined to questions of law.