JUDGMENT

Qasiratul Jannah Usmani Othman M:

A. Introduction

[1] These are my grounds of judgment in respect of an order of acquittal and discharge granted to all the accused persons for the offence of affray punishable under s 160 of the Penal Code .

[2] Below are my reasons for ordering such an order.

B. Background Facts

Charge

[3] On 28 June 2021, all the accused persons were charged under s 160 of the Penal Code as follows:

Pertuduhan

Bahawa kamu bersama-sama pada 10 Mac 2021 jam lebih kurang 3.15 petang bertempat di No 120 Kuala Terla, Kg Raja di dalam daerah Cameron Highlands di dalam Negeri Pahang didapati telah memecah keamanan dengan cara melakukan gaduh gempar. Oleh yang demikian kamu telah melakukan kesalahan yang boleh dihukum dibawah s 160 Kanun Keseksaan dan boleh dihukum di bawah peruntukan yang sama.

Hukuman:

Penjara selama tempoh yang boleh sampai enam bulan atau dengan denda yang boleh sampai seribu ringgit atau kedua-duanya sekali.

List Of Witnesses

[4] To prove their case, the prosecution had called 10 witnesses as follows:

List Of Exhibits

[5] The prosecution had also tendered 21 Exhibits to support their case:

C. The Prosecution Case

[6] The First Accused is the son of the Se