AHMAD FARIDZ BIN MOHD FADZIL v Pendakwa Raya

ab-42s-4-07-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 6 March 2025 • AB-42S-4-07/2024 • 54 min read
33 cases cited (0 SG, 33 foreign)

Catchwords

Criminal procedure - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Offence of cultivating cannabis under s.6B of DDA 1952 - Appellant caught in the backyard of his house after surveillance by the police - Police seized 3 cannabis plants - Whether admission by Appellant to his mother is admissible - Whether prosecution has excluded access to the premises - Whether Appellant has custody or control and knowledge - Whether there was prima face case - Whether presumption under s.6B(4) applied - Evidential burden on the Appellant whether on raising a reasonable doubt or on a balance of probabilities - Appeal against conviction dismissed - Appeal against sentence dismissed

Practice Areas

Criminal procedure

Judges (1)

Noor Ruwena binti Md. Nurdin Delivered

Counsel (4)

Pejabat Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Negeri Perak Firm S Muthu & Co. Firm M. Saravanan Counsel Appellant Mohd Waffy Bin Ismail Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Ahmad Faridz bin Mohd Fadzil Appellant

Case Significance

AHMAD FARIDZ BIN MOHD FADZIL v Pendakwa Raya is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated March 6, 2025 (citation: ab-42s-4-07-2024). The case was decided by Noor Ruwena binti Md. Nurdin.

What was the outcome of AHMAD FARIDZ BIN MOHD FADZIL v Pendakwa Raya?

AHMAD FARIDZ BIN MOHD FADZIL v Pendakwa Raya is a High Court decision dated March 6, 2025. The case was heard by Noor Ruwena binti Md. Nurdin. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 593)
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Cap 234)
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (33)

UK (1)
[1936] 3 All ER 25
MY (32)
[1952] 1 MLJ 86 [1956] 22 MLJ 237 [1956] MLJ 194 [1962] MLJ 257 [1962] MLRH 79 [1963] MLJ 263 [1970] 1 MLJ 40 [1971] 2 MLJ 16 [1974] 1 MLJ 230 [1975] 2 MLJ 134 [1976] 2 MLJ 256 [1983] 2 MLJ 172 [1983] 2 MLJ 232 [1987] 1 MLJ 492 [1991] 3 MLJ 169 [1993] 2 MLJ 1 [1995] 2 MLJ 433 [2000] 4 CLJ 649 [2002] 1 CLJ 767 [2002] 3 MLJ 401 [2003] 2 CLJ 19 [2003] 2 MLJ 97 [2005] 1 AMR 321 [2006] 1 CLJ 457 [2008] 4 CLJ 764 [2009] 2 CLJ 209 [2010] 3 CLJ 938 [2010] 7 MLJ 775 [2013] 2 MLJ 676 [2015] 3 MLJ 125 [2022] 5 CLJ 659 [2022] MLJU 2836

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ab-42s-4-07-2024)