1. ) RAMACHANDRAN A/L VERASAMY 2. ) KELANA BIN YUNUS v Pendakwa Raya

05l-26-03-2025p Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 4 May 2026 • 05(L)-26-03/2025(P) • 20 min read

6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Catchwords

Appeal against conviction and sentence – s 39B (1) (a) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 – absence of s 34 of the Penal Code – omission to include in charge – defective charge - prove on higher threshold - control and knowledge – common intention - DNA found – cigarette – towel – unauthorized retention of keys – termination of tenancy – unauthorized access – accepted invitation – no duress – opportunity to decline – consensus – willing participation – bare assertion – substantial quantity of drugs – failed to rebut statutory presumption – presumption of trafficking - adverse inference – s 114 (g) Evidence Act 1950 – failure to call material witness – transfer of ownership – dealing of property – tenancy agreement - mere proximity – flagrant incompetency of counsel – failed to conduct trial competently – failed to cross-examine – miscarriage of justice – different styles in trials

Judges (3)

Azimah binti Omar Coram Collin Lawrence Sequerah Coram Wan Ahmad Farid bin Wan Salleh Delivered

Counsel (5)

Jabatan Peguam Negara Firm Salehuddin Saidin & Associates Firm Afifuddin Ahmad Hafifi Counsel Appellant Aina Melina Johan Ariff Lim Counsel Appellant Mohd. Fuad bin Abdul Aziz Counsel Prosecution

Parties (3)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Kelana bin Yunus Appellant Ramachandran a/l Verasamy Appellant

Statutes Cited

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Cap 234)

Evidence Act

s 114(g)

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

s 114(g)

Penal Code (Cap 574)

Cases Cited (6)

MY (6)

[2009] 6 CLJ 93 [2010] 1 CLJ 17 [2011] 8 CLJ 406 [2018] 6 CLJ 133 [2021] 9 CLJ 414 [2022] 5 CLJ 659

Judgment

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