Mohammad Zulfikar Supiyandi Bin Kasmin v Pendakwa Raya [Pendakwa Raya]

j-05sh-366-07-2024 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 17 March 2026 • J-05(SH)-366-07/2024 • 27 min read

44 cases cited (1 SG, 43 foreign)

Catchwords

Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act - Offence of drug trafficking - Drugs found in a black backpack which was being carried by the Appellant during the police raid - Whether SP4’s sole testimony as the raiding officer is reliable - Whether there was any gap in the chain of evidence relating to the custody and control of the drugs exhibits from when it was seized until it was sent to the Chemistry Department for analysis - Whether SP5’s evidence as the Investigating Officer is reliable - Whether the Learned JC had adopted a wrong test at the end of the trial when the Learned JC found the Appellant’s defence was not convincing and false.

Judges (3)

Azizul Azmi bin Adnan Coram Mohd Radzi bin Abdul Hamid Delivered Noorin binti Badaruddin Coram

Counsel (5)

Attorney General's Chambers Firm Gooi & Azura Firm Azura Binti Alias Counsel Appellant Ho Zhi Qian Counsel Appellant Mohd Zain bin Ibrahim Counsel Prosecution

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Mohammad Zulfikar Supiyandi bin Kasmin Appellant

Statutes Cited

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Cap 234)

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

s 134

Cases Cited (44)

SLR (1)

[2001] 3 SLR 534

MY (43)

[1962] 1 MLJ 257 [1977] 1 MLJ 15 [1980] 1 MLJ 75 [1981] 1 MLJ 212 [1987] 1 CLJ 250 [1987] 1 MLJ 220 [1987] 1 MLJ 492 [1989] 2 CLJ 388 [1989] 2 MLJ 110 [1992] 1 MLJ 137 [1998] 3 MLJ 457 [2005] 1 CLJ 85 [2005] 2 MLJ 301 [2006] 1 CLJ 857 [2006] 2 MLJ 197 [2007] 4 CLJ 337 [2007] 5 MLJ 1 [2010] 1 MLJ 775 [2010] 3 CLJ 938 [2011] 4 MLJ 694 [2011] 5 MLJ 359 [2011] 6 CLJ 522 [2012] 2 CLJ 178 [2013] 3 MLJ 773 [2013] 4 CLJ 21 [2013] 6 CLJ 945 [2013] 6 MLJ 636 [2013] MLJU 703 [2014] 1 CLJ 58 [2014] 2 CLJ 649 [2014] 3 MLJ 325 [2014] 5 MLJ 259 [2014] 5 MLJ 433 [2014] 6 MLJ 525 [2014] 7 CLJ 405 [2015] 3 MLJ 337 [2015] 4 CLJ 71 [2015] 9 CLJ 169 [2015] MLJU 816 [2018] 6 CLJ 415 [2018] MLJU 21 [2020] 6 MLJ 727 [2020] 9 CLJ 151

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