27 May 2025
[Timbalan (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] 1. ) MURUKAN A/L RAMAKRISHNAN 2. ) RAJA SEKAR SELVAM
- Citation
- W-05(LB)-402-09/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- LB
- Case number
- W-05(LB)-402-09/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
The Court held the prosecution had adduced a prima facie case of possession and trafficking against the accused based on the quantity and location of drugs, contemporaneous conduct, proximity and statutory presumptions; the deficiencies complained of (unproduced CCTV, phones, pink bag, non‑attendance of some third parties) did not constitute withholding or suppression of material evidence to attract an adverse inference under s114(g); therefore the High Court was wrong to discharge the accused at the close of prosecution and the acquittal was set aside and the accused ordered to be called to…