Kamalan a/l Shaik Mohd v Pendakwa Raya
HIGH COURT (PULAU PINANG)
YA ZAMANI BIN A RAHIM J
RAYUAN JENAYAH NO 41A-51-05/2012
18 March 2013
Ismail bin Mohamad (Tamil Salvan Tenappan with him) (T Tenappan & Co) for the appellant.
Suhaimi bin Ibrahim (Charanjit Singh a/l Mahinder Singh with him) (Deputy Public Prosecutors) for the prosecution.
YA Zamani Bin A Rahim J:
GROUNDS OF DECISION
[1] The appellant, a police sergeant (hereinafter referred to as "the accused") was an investigating officer attached to Bukit Mertajam Police Station. Among his duties, was to investigate commercial crime cases.
[2] The accused was originally charged, at the instant of Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia, with two offences under s 10(a)(aa) of Anti Corruption Act, 1997 and s 11(a) of of Anti Corruption Act, 1997 Anti Corruption Act, 1997 respectively at Butterworth Sessions Court which ended with his acquittal. These are corruption cases.
[3] The accused too was indicted with two charges at Bukit Mertajam Magistrate's Court under s 193 and s 217 (hereinafter referred to as " s 193 and s 217 charges") respectively under the Penal Code. The s 193 and s 217 charges against the accused were at the instant of the police and they read as follows :
1) S 193 charge
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