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Malaysia Case Law

Distinction between contract breach and criminal fraud
  • 12 Jan 2026

    LOH YEE CHUAN

    Citation
    PB-83-835-11/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    PB-83-835-11/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    Prosecution failed to prove essential elements of cheating on a maximum evaluation: documentary evidence (personal loan agreement, notice of demand), inconsistent narratives about which transaction related to the fund management agreement, partial repayments and correspondence indicating loans, investigative gaps and failure to call material witnesses meant deception, inducement and dishonest intent were not established beyond the prima facie threshold; therefore it was unsafe to call the accused to defend and the accused was discharged and acquitted at the close of the prosecution.