ZOLKAPLI BIN LONG @ MOHAMAD v Pendakwa Raya [TIMBALAN PENDAKWA RAYA]

k-06b-64-08-2023 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 1 March 2026 • K-06B-64-08/2023 • 26 min read

15 cases cited (1 SG, 14 foreign)

Catchwords

Criminal Justice - appeal against conviction and sentence with leave of the Court of Appeal - absence of grounds of judgment by high court judge ordering defence to be called - application of section 316 and 319 of the CPC - absence of grounds of judgment not fatal - conviction and sentence meted out by magistrate's court affirmed.

Judges (3)

Hayatul Akmal binti Abdul Aziz Coram Muniandy a/l Kannyappan Delivered Supang Lian Coram

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Zolkapli bin Long @ Mohamad Appellant

Statutes Cited

Courts of Judicature Act

s 60(1)

Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (Cap 91)

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 593)

Federal Constitution

Art 5

Penal Code (Cap 574)

Cases Cited (15)

SLR (1)

[2012] 1 SLR 676

MY (14)

[1972] 2 MLJ 115 [1976] 2 MLJ 256 [1993] 3 MLJ 217 [1996] 5 MLJ 473 [1997] 1 MLJ 15 [1998] 4 CLJ 575 [2002] 1 MLJ 561 [2003] 2 MLJ 97 [2004] 6 AMR 825 [2005] 1 CLJ 389 [2005] 5 MLJ 409 [2006] 1 CLJ 457 [2010] MLJU 1283 [2022] MLJU 817

Judgment

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