JUDGMENT

Muniandy Kannayappan J:

Preface

[1] The matter at hand emanates from an application for criminal revision by applicant who is also the accused (used interchangeably as applicant/accused) at the sessions court who stands charged for offences of corruption pursuant to s 16(a)(B), punishable under s 24(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (MACC Act/Act 694).

[2] The judicial act of revision by this court in the exercise of its revisionary or supervisory jurisdiction pursuant to s 323(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC/Act 593) read together with s 35 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (Act 91) is on the order made by the sessions court judge (SCJ) who had refused an application by accused for pre-trial disclosure of written statement of facts favourable to his defence signed under the hand of the respondent Public Prosecutor (PP) or any person conducting the prosecution. The application by accused is pursuant to s 51A(1)(c) of the CPC which prescribes that prosecution shall before commencement of his trial of the corruption charges against him at the sessions court, deliver to the accused the said written statement of facts.

[3] The applicant has request