12 Jan 2026
Mohd Khairul Ehwan Bin Md Desa
- Citation
- AA-82D-18-09/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)
- Court
- Magistrates' Court
- Case number
- AA-82D-18-09/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)
The court found the prosecution proved all requisite factual predicates for applying the statutory presumption in section 37(k) ADB 1952 (lawful arrest and urine sample taken, sample analysed by government science officer, detected substances are listed in the First Schedule, and chain of custody intact); the defence failed to rebut the presumption on the balance of probabilities and failed to raise reasonable doubt on the prosecution case, therefore the accused was convicted under section 15(1)(a) ADB 1952. Sentencing was guided by public interest and the accused's status as a police officer…