Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Dangerous drugs (forfeiture of property) act 1988

Legal area

Court

15 Apr 2026

ARUNKUMAR A/L MARIAPPAN 1. ) INSPEKTOR NUR AKMAL BIN AMRAN 2. ) KETUA POLIS JOHOR 3. ) Ketua Polis Negara 4. ) PEGUAM NEGARA MALAYSIA

Citation

JB-25-4-04/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JB-25-4-04/2025 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The application is dismissed because the seizure and forfeiture were statutory acts forming part of a criminal investigation and therefore not amenable to judicial review; there was no allegation or proof of mala fide; the applicant failed to claim the property within the statutory period; and no statutory duty exists obliging respondents to refer the claim or return the property, so mandamus and certiorari reliefs are inappropriate.
12 Sept 2019

PHUAH JUN-HOW

Citation

WA-42(ORS)-19-08/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

ORS
Case number

WA-42(ORS)-19-08/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Appellant failed to discharge the burden under section 32(3) to prove lawful entitlement; the investigating officer's reports and the appellant's pending charge under section 39B combined with the absence of credible evidence of lawful source justified forfeiture; therefore the Sessions Court's forfeiture order was correctly affirmed.