23 Jan 2026
SYED SHAH IQMAL BIN SYED MOHD SHAIFUL
- Citation
- BA-42H-35-09/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- BA-42H-35-09/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The High Court held there was no error in the Sessions Court's conviction: the High Court order directing the accused to enter his defence legitimately indicated a prima facie case; the prosecution proved the elements of rape (intercourse, penetration, without consent) based on the complainant's credible testimony supported by background, contemporaneous actions and medical/psychiatric evidence; the accused's account was inconsistent and uncorroborated and therefore failed to raise reasonable doubt; the sentence of ten years' imprisonment and three strokes was not manifestly inadequate and sh…