PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya [TIMBALAN PENDAKWA RAYA] TERTUDUH MUHAMMAD AMIRUL ASHRAF BIN MUHAMMAD SYAFIQ SURASH

aa-45a-1-02-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 14 July 2025 • AA-45A-1-02/2021 • 20 min read

13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign)

Catchwords

CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous drugs – Trafficking – Possession and control of cannabis found in shared room during police raid – Accused handed over box upon police caution – Shared access to room and no forensic link – Whether exclusive possession established – Whether presumption under s. 37(d) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 applicable – Whether prima facie case established – Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 ss. 39B(1)(a), 37(d), 37(da) CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Trial – Close of prosecution case – Standard for prima facie case – Accused's silence – Whether Court would convict on prosecution evidence alone – Duty of prosecution to exclude third-party involvement – Failure to investigate material suspect – Failure to establish element of possession – Whether adverse inference to be drawn – Criminal Procedure Code ss. 180(1), (2), (4); Evidence Act 1950 s. 114(g)

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Counsel (4)

Perak State Legal Advisor office Firm Raja Iskandar & Co. Firm Khazrin Haffiz bin Khalil Counsel Prosecution Raja Mohd Iskandar Zulkharnian bin Raja Abdul Malek Counsel Accused

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Prosecutor Muhammad Amirul Ashraf bin Muhammad Syafiq Surash Accused

Case Significance

PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya [TIMBALAN PENDAKWA RAYA] TERTUDUH MUHAMMAD AMIRUL... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated July 14, 2025 (citation: aa-45a-1-02-2021). The case was decided by Moses Susayan.

What was the outcome of PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya [TIMBALAN PENDAKWA RAYA] TERTUDUH MUHAMMAD AMIRUL...?

PENDAKWA RAYA Pendakwa Raya [TIMBALAN PENDAKWA RAYA] TERTUDUH MUHAMMAD AMIRUL... is a High Court decision dated July 14, 2025. The case was heard by Moses Susayan. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 593)

s 180(1)

Dangerous Drugs Act

s 39B(1)(a)

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Cap 234)

s 37(d) s 39B(1)(a)

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

s 114(g) s 8

Cases Cited (13)

MY (13)

[2003] 1 CLJ 734 [2003] 2 AMR 89 [2003] 2 MLJ 65 [2005] 1 AMR 321 [2005] 1 CLJ 713 [2005] 1 CLJ 85 [2005] 2 AMR 353 [2005] 2 MLJ 301 [2005] 2 MLJ 685 [2019] 2 CLJ 28 [2019] 2 MLJ 194 [2022] 4 MLJ 111 [2022] 5 CLJ 659

Judgment

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Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (aa-45a-1-02-2021)