28 Jan 2022
NARENDRAN A/L NAGAPPAN
- Citation
- AA-42K-32-04/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- AA-42K-32-04/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The High Court held that the 35 charges under section 420 were defective because the prosecution's case showed monies were paid to Ganang Resources (a third party) as well as to the appellant, and the defective charging occasioned a failure of justice not curable under sections 156 and 422 CPC; further, a maximum evaluation of the prosecution evidence showed reasonable inferences favoring the appellant (that the transactions were friendly loans largely repaid) so no safe prima facie case existed. Accordingly all convictions and sentences were set aside and the appellant was acquitted and disc…