JUDGMENT

Hadhariah Syed Ismail JCA:

Introduction

[1] The respondent, Mahiaddin bin Md Yassin was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with 4 offences under s 23(1) of the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission Act 2009 (MACC Act). Via a Notice of Motion, filed at the Kuala Lumpur High Court, he applied to strike out all 4 charges on two grounds. The first ground is that none of the 4 charges disclose any offence known to law. The second ground is that the 4 charges are lacking in material particulars in breach of s 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code .

[2] The learned High Court Judge agreed with the respondent on both grounds. Consequently, on 15 August 2023, the High Court struck out the 4 charges and acquitted and discharged the respondent.

[3] Aggrieved with the High Court's decision, the appellant appealed to this Court. We heard and allowed the appeal on 28 February 2024. We now give the reasons for our decision.

The Charges

Pertuduhan Pertama

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