30 Apr 2021
1. ) ZAIDI BIN MOHD ZAIN 2. ) FADHELAH OTHMAN
- Citation
- PA-43-2-03/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- PA-43-2-03/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Section 51A CPC does not apply to inquests because it applies only to criminal trials involving an accused; the Coroner’s power to order disclosure in an inquest derives from section 51 CPC read with the Arahan (Arahan guides the exercise of discretion but is not itself law); a Coroner must generally favor disclosure to interested persons and may order pre‑commencement disclosure where documents are specifically identified; the Coroner erred by failing to consider s51 CPC and must disclose specified categories of documents in this case.