Zulkefli Makinudin FCJ:

[1] By way of a notice of motion in encl (2a) the applicant is moving this court to invoke its power under r 137 of the Rules of the Federal 1995 ('RFC') to review and to set aside the order made by the court of Appeal on 30 October 2007 in Criminal Appeal No W-09-31-2003. The applicant is also seeking the inherent powers of this court under r 137 RFC for an order that the Kuala Lumpur High court Criminal Appeal NO 42-44-1998 be heard on its merits. This application has been dismissed. We now give our reasons.

[2] The applicant was charged at the Sessions court for an offence under s 377D of the Penal Code as follows:

Bahawa kamu, dalam bulan Mac 1993, pada sebelah malam, di NO 8, Jalan Setia Murni 1, Bukit Damansara, dalam Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur telah melakukan perbuatan kelucahan melampau dengan Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim dengan membenarkan Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim memasukkan zakarnya ke dalam dubur kamu dan oleh yang demikian kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan yang boleh dihukum di bawah s 377D Kanun Keseksaan.

[3] The applicant pleaded guilty to the said charge and was convicted and sentenced on 19 September 1998 by the learned judge of th