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Kesimpulan 1690175889331
Kesimpulan 1690175889331
ANTARA
PENDAKWARAYA
lwn.
NICHOLAS MAZIVANAN
(820430-08-6603)
ALASAN PENGHAKIMAN
PENGENALAN
[1] Tertuduh telah dituduh pada 24 Mei 2021 di bawah seksyen 354
Kanun Keseksaan dengan satu pertuduhan sepertimana berikut :-
Pertuduhan
Hukuman :
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(4) The trial shall commence not later than ninety days from the
date of the accused being charged.
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(2) …
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[53] Instead Parliament sees it fit to add new sub-ss (3), (4)
and (5) to s. 51A of the CPC to give discretionary power for the
trial court to admit or exclude any document delivered after the
commencement of trial.
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[13] Menjawab kepada isu ini, saya memutuskan adalah tidak wajar
untuk OKT dilepas dan dibebaskan bilamana pendakwaan
memaklumkan siasatan lanjut masih belum selesai berikutan
pembelaan menghantar surat representasi setelah OKT dituduh di
mahkamah. Hal ini kerana pendakwaan sememangnya dikenakan
beban untuk melakukan siasatan lanjut untuk menyiasat seadilnya
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[2] There should not have been a charge in the first place if
the investigations were ‘still going on’ or incomplete. It would
be an aberration and a travesty on the administration of
criminal justice if the courts were seen to condone a practice
of charge now, investigate later. The prosecution’s reason for a
direction of DNAA, under s. 254(3) of the CPC, bordered on
abuse and oppression that could not be endorsed by the court. In
effect, had this been a summary trial, it would have shown that
the prosecution had a groundless case and the accused must be
acquitted and discharged.
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[37] But, section 254 does not stop there. Section 254(3) goes
on to provide for the effect of the discharge; it expressly states
that “such discharge shall not amount to an acquittal unless the
Court so directs”; and it is the meaning and operation of
section 254(3) which lies at the heart of this appeal. In my view,
the Court has to specifically direct that the discharge does not
amount to an acquittal. Otherwise, the default position is that
the discharge amounts to an acquittal. This is the plain and
clear meaning of section 254(3), that the Court has to so direct
that the discharge does not amount to an acquittal, otherwise,
the discharge amounts to an acquittal.”
Pandangan sama boleh dilihat di para [39], [50] sehingga [55] dan
para [65] penghakiman tersebut.
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Held:
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[22] Saya mendapati bahawa kes Mohamed Said ini mempunyai fakta
kes yang jauh berbeza dengan kes di hadapan Mahkamah hari ini. Di
dalam kes tersebut, ianya sudah berjalan dengan bicara sehingga enam
saksi dan kemudiannya setelah pendakwaan gagal mengesan dan
memanggil dua lagi saksi penting untuk memberikan keterangan, kes
ini telah di DNAA. Pendakwaan kemudian telah menuduh semula
Mohamed Said sedangkan menyedari dua saksi berkenaan masih tidak
dapat dikesan. Mahkamah kemudian telah melepas dan membebaskan
tertuduh bagi kes tersebut dan membuat keputusan itu berdasarkan
kepada seksyen 173(f) KPJ. Peruntukan seksyen 173(f) KPJ tersebut
diturunkan di sini untuk memudahkan rujukan :-
CHAPTER XIX
(a) …
(b) …
(c) …
(d) …
(e) …
(f) (i) When the case for the prosecution is concluded the Court
shall consider whether the prosecution has made out a prima
facie case against the accused.
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(ii) If the Court finds that the prosecution has not made out a
prima facie case against the accused, the Court shall record an
order of acquittal.
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(f) (i) When the case for the prosecution is concluded the Court
shall consider whether the prosecution has made out a
prima facie case against the accused.
(ii) If the Court finds that the prosecution has not made
out a prima facie case against the accused, the Court
shall record an order of acquittal.
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Courts. The opening para. (a) provides that the court should
ensure the proper framing of the charge, which must be
explained to and understood by the accused before his plea is
taken. The next para. (b) relates to convictions upon a plea of
guilty. The para. (c) directs that when an accused claims trial,
the court shall hear ‘all such evidence’ as may be produced in
support of the prosecution.
The following para. (g) is the crucial one for discussion in this
case. The court may discharge the accused (not acquit) if the
court considers the charge to be groundless. The Magistrate will
have to record the reasons for his decision. If he discharges t he
accused, there is nothing to prevent the prosecution re -charging
the accused. The reason for the discharge may be that the
Magistrate finds he has no jurisdiction or the charge does not
disclose any offence known to the Penal Code or other written
law. The only circumstances under which an accused can be
acquitted are those stated in para. (f) and when the
prosecution offers no further evidence because it feels that the
prosecution case has collapsed prematurely. There is no
provision in the Code for striking out proceedings or acquittal
without hearing all evidence the prosecution has the capacity
to offer, even though postponements are needed. If any party
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KESIMPULAN
[27] Memandangkan di dalam kes ini tiada seorang pun lagi saksi
hadir memberikan keterangan dan TPR telahpun memohon DNAA
selari seksyen 254 KPJ, saya telah mempertimbangkan sewajarnya dan
memutuskan bahawa tiada alasan istimewa ditunjukkan pembelaan dan
pembelaan juga gagal memuaskan mahkamah ini untuk suatu perintah
DAA diberikan kepada OKT. Atas dasar tersebut saya hanya
memberikan perintah DNAA di bawah seksyen ini walaupun
Mahkamah Persekutuan memberikan saya budibicara berkenaan.
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KAUNSEL:
Bagi pihak tertuduh - Diwakili oleh Gurbachan Singh & Noor Harisha
Zakaria; T/n Bachan & Kartar
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Kanun Prosedur Jenayah, ss. 51A, 172B(4), 173(f), (g), 254(3), 402A
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