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  • 14 Jan 2026

    [Timbalan (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] VEAKNESWARAN A/L RAMASAMY

    Citation
    CB-45A-21-11/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    CB-45A-21-11/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    The court held that the prosecution proved the identity of the seized substances and established a prima facie case only for the drugs seized at the petrol station (sufficient evidence of possession, control and knowledge) but failed to show prima facie that the accused had possession, control or knowledge of drugs found in the two residences due to credible witness testimony denying the accused's presence and material conflicts in prosecution witnesses; accordingly the accused was called to enter defence only on the petrol-station related charges and was discharged and acquitted without bein…