24 Feb 2025
ZALI BIN HITAM
- Citation
- TE-83D-181-03/2021 (Mahkamah Majistret)
- Court
- Magistrates' Court
- Case number
- TE-83D-181-03/2021 (Mahkamah Majistret)
The prosecution proved all elements of the offence under Section 12(2) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and sentencing provision s39A(1): chemical analysis established the substance as methamphetamine totalling 25.26g; the accused had custody/control and knowledge as drugs were found in a locked storeroom to which only he held the key, he produced the bag upon police questioning and spouse corroborated storeroom usage; defence explanation of a third party was unproven and inconsistent, failed to raise a reasonable doubt; statutory presumptions (s37(d) DDA and s114 Evidence Act) and case law supported…