25 May 2023
[Timbalan (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] 1. ) BALA MURUGAN A/L MANARSAMAY 2. ) VIKNESWARAN A/L BALA MURUGAN 3. ) YAYESVARAN A/L BALA MURUGAN 4. ) RATNAM A/L SUBRAMANIAM 5. ) DENAGARAN A/L RATNAM 6. ) DINESH A/L RATNAM
- Citation
- CB-83-87-04/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)
- Court
- Magistrates' Court
- Case number
- CB-83-87-04/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)
The magistrate granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal because the prosecution expressly stated it intended to review the case and likely re-charge; ordering a DAA would improperly encroach on prosecutorial discretion under Article 145 and risk estopping future lawful prosecutions absent circumstances justifying an acquittal, and there was no unreasonable delay or incapacity of witnesses to justify a DAA.