29 Aug 2025
1. ) PEGAWAI PENYIASAT JENAYAH KORPORAT/KEWANGAN INSP JEINTHAN ANNANTHAKRISHNAN 2. ) Kerajaan Malaysia ANANTHAGOPI A/L ALAGUGANESAN
- Citation
- N-01(NCvC)(W)-131-03/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- NCvC
- Case number
- N-01(NCvC)(W)-131-03/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
The Court affirmed the High Court: arrest and detention were unlawful because the arresting officer failed to inform the Respondent of grounds at time of arrest and denied opportunity to produce identification, arrested and detained despite knowledge of the Immigration Department circular permitting stranded foreigners to remain, and detained the Respondent for an unreasonable period (12 days) while verifying documents; those failures destroyed any reasonable belief required under s.51(3)(a) and rendered detention contrary to Art.5(3) and s.51(5)(b); the Government is vicariously liable for t…