Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Equality (article 8 fc)

Legal area

Court

30 Dec 2021

PENDAKWARAYA Pn. Nur Aina binti Ridzwan, En. Rajdeep Singh A/L Bhupinder Singh, Pn. Maryam Jamielah binti Ab. Manaff & Pn. Shamsiah binti Maibon (Timbalan - Jabatan Peguam Negara) Dato' Geethan Ram Vincent & Encik Revin Kumar (Tetuan Geetha

Citation

WA-44-(243-246)-10/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

243-246
Case number

WA-44-(243-246)-10/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Section 13 SOSMA renders security offences non-bailable except for enumerated categories; Section 388 CPC is displaced by the specific SOSMA provision; the term "woman" in s13(2) is properly a distinct legislative classification excluding men; the applicants are adult, healthy males who do not fall within s13(2) and therefore are not entitled to bail; applications dismissed.
9 Dec 2021

PENDAKWARAYA Pn. Nur Aina binti Ridzwan, En. Rajdeep A/L Bhupinder Singh, Pn. Maryam Jamielah binti Manaff & Pn. Rohaiza binti Abd. Rahman (Jabatan Peguam Negara) En. Harpal Singh A/L Tara Singh (Tetuan T. Harpal & Associates)

Citation

WA-44-206-09/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-44-206-09/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Section 13(1) SOSMA bars bail for security offences save for the three exceptions in s13(2) (persons under 18, women, sick or infirm) who are not charged under Chapter VIA Penal Code or Act 770; the wording is unambiguous and must be given its natural meaning, 'woman' does not include men for the purpose of s13(2), s388 CPC does not override s13 SOSMA, the applicant did not establish that he is 'sick or infirm', therefore bail is refused.
20 Apr 2021

MURALY A/L SUBRAMANIAM (NO K/P: 790809-08-5031) PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Citation

AA-44-3-02/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

AA-44-3-02/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The court dismissed the bail application because s.41B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 expressly prohibits bail for offences punishable with death and that prohibition is binding and dispositive under higher court authority (Public Prosecutor v Chew Siew Luan and Leong Ying Ming); constitutional arguments under Arts 8, 121 and 5 do not override the clear statutory bar nor permit the court to read the CPC proviso into the DDA; the applicant's medical condition did not alter the statutory prohibition and the prison's medical regime was found adequate.

Malaysia Case Law

PENDAKWARAYA Pn. Nur Aina binti Ridzwan, En. Rajdeep Singh A/L Bhupinder Singh, Pn. Maryam Jamielah binti Ab. Manaff & Pn. Shamsiah binti Maibon (Timbalan - Jabatan Peguam Negara) Dato' Geethan Ram Vincent & Encik Revin Kumar (Tetuan Geetha

PENDAKWARAYA Pn. Nur Aina binti Ridzwan, En. Rajdeep A/L Bhupinder Singh, Pn. Maryam Jamielah binti Manaff & Pn. Rohaiza binti Abd. Rahman (Jabatan Peguam Negara) En. Harpal Singh A/L Tara Singh (Tetuan T. Harpal & Associates)

MURALY A/L SUBRAMANIAM (NO K/P: 790809-08-5031) PUBLIC PROSECUTOR