MENTERI DALAM NEGERI & ORS v. GOPAL R SUBRAMANIAM

[2017] 4 MLRA 455
Federal Court, Putrajaya
Raus Sharif CJ, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Ramly Ali, Prasad Sandosham Abraham, Jeffrey Tan FCJJ
[Criminal Appeal No: 05-153-06-2016 (R)]
Raus Sharif CJ, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Ramly Ali, Prasad Sandosham Abraham, Jeffrey Tan FCJJ

Criminal Procedure : Habeas corpus - Detention under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 - Detention challenged due to delayed service of Inquiry Officer's Report upon detenu - Whether service of Inquiry Officer's Report upon detenu ought to be "forthwith" - "Forthwith", meaning of - Approach of Court when dealing with habeas corpus applications grounded on delayed or non-forthwith service of Inquiry Officer's Report upon detenu

Criminal Procedure : Preventive detention - Detention under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 - Report of Inquiry Officer - Service of such report on detenu - Whether such service ought to be "forthwith" - "Forthwith", meaning of - Whether service of report on detenu "as soon as reasonably practicable" sufficient - Whether immediate service or service "then and there" of the Inquiry Report upon the detenu not required - Prevention of Crime Act 1959

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