JUDGMENT

Wan Yahya J:

The appellant was tried before the Sessions Court for an offence under s. 3(a)(i) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1961 and two other offences under s. 4(a) of the same Act. He was acquitted in respect of the first two charges and convicted for the third offence under s. 4(a) of the Act against which he now appeals.

In the course of the prosecution's case the I.O. produced a list (P7) bearing the numbers of all the trap notes recovered from the accused's pocket. According to the I.O. he had obtained these notes earlier from another officer Lai Peng Cheong together with a prepared list containing these numbers in the following form:

Senarai Wang Bertanda Berjumlah RM2,500 Rpt. Polis Balai Ampang 10347/85:

24 keping Not RM50 bersiri

1. VJ 9819061 13. VJ 9819074

2. VJ 9819062 14. VJ 9819075

3. VJ 9819064 15. VJ 9819076

4. VJ 9819065 16. VJ 9819077

5. VJ 9819066 17. VJ 9819078

6. VJ 9819067 18. VJ 9819079

7. VJ 9819068 19. VJ 9819080

8. VJ 9819069 20. VH 9337282

9. VJ 9819070 21. VK 1063190

10. VJ 9819071 22. VK 4239073

11. VJ 9819072 23. VK 4239074

12. VJ 9819073

8 keping Not RM100 bersiri:

1. ZA 4043876

2. ZB 1453958

3. ZC 4308791

4. ZC 6244990

5. ZC 4032695