MARIYA ADISAN A/L TANGARAJAH v Pendakwa Raya

ka-41s-3-06-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 1 April 2026 • KA-41S-3-06/2025 • 21 min read

41 cases cited (0 SG, 41 foreign)

Catchwords

The issues arising in this appeal are: (i) Whether all ingredients of the offence were established; (ii) Whether the element of driving in a ‘dangerous manner’ was proven; (iii) Whether the dashcam recording sufficed to establish ‘dangerous driving’; (iii) Whether the Magistrate erred in fact or law in admitting the Forensic Medical Officer’s Report; (v) Whether the appellant’s defence was duly considered; (vi) Whether the appellant’s mitigation was considered in sentencing.

Judges (1)

Mohd Aimi Zaini bin Mohd Azhar Delivered

Counsel (3)

S. Raman & Co Firm Mohd Farhan Aliff bin Ahmad Counsel Prosecution S.P. Raman Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Mariya Adisan a/l Tangarajah Appellant

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 593)

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Road Transport Act 1987 (Cap 333)

Cases Cited (41)

UK (2)

[1947] AC 484 [1962] 3 All ER 1086

MY (39)

[1941] 1 MLJ 37 [1961] 1 MLJ 306 [1961] 1 MLRH 818 [1961] MLJ 306 [1972] 1 MLRH 124 [1972] 2 MLJ 258 [1982] 1 MLJ 184 [1984] 2 MLJ 165 [1996] 1 AMR 2233 [1996] 2 MLJ 517 [1996] 3 CLJ 163 [1998] 4 MLJ 210 [2003] 2 AMR 357 [2003] 2 CLJ 19 [2003] 2 MLJ 97 [2004] 4 CLJ 309 [2004] 6 AMR 781 [2005] 1 CLJ 85 [2005] 2 MLJ 1 [2008] 2 CLJ 284 [2008] 2 MLJ 87 [2009] 6 CLJ 626 [2009] 6 MLJ 1 [2010] 3 CLJ 377 [2010] 3 MLJ 509 [2010] 9 CLJ 785 [2012] 4 MLJ 149 [2012] 6 CLJ 809 [2013] 4 MLJ 693 [2013] 5 AMR 305 [2014] 4 MLJ 317 [2017] 1 CLJ 617 [2017] 3 MLJ 763 [2017] 5 CLJ 58 [2017] 7 CLJ 157 [2019] 8 AMR 45 [2020] 10 CLJ 1 [2020] 12 MLJ 67 [2020] 8 AMR 227

Judgment

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