HARI BAHADUR GHALE vs PP - 2011 MarsdenLR 1601

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

Petitioner Advocates:Rajpal Singh,Musfirah Mohd Tahir ,Respondent Advocate: Ahmad Bachik

Table of Content
1. appellant charged for heroin trafficking. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. investment by dea agent leading to capture. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17)
3. setup for the undercover operation. (Para 18 , 19 , 20)
4. drug transaction and arrest evidence. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26)
5. chemist confirms the drugs are heroin. (Para 27)
6. prima facie case on possession established. (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 31)
7. knowledge and possession defined legally. (Para 32 , 33 , 34)
8. agent provocateur evidence and its admissibility. (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40)
9. importance of corroboration and witness credibility. (Para 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45)
10. single witness suffices for proof. (Para 46 , 47 , 48)
11. contentions dismissed; credible evidence exists. (Para 49 , 50 , 51)
12. negligible amounts undermine currency exchange defense. (Para 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57)
13. meetings established drug trafficking intent. (Para 58 , 59 , 60 , 61)
14. direct trafficking proven beyond reasonable doubt. (Para 62 , 63)
15. appellant's defense deemed an afterthought. (Para 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68)
16. trial discrepancies noted under cross-examination. (Para 69 , 70 , 71