Mohamed Shiyam and Others vs. Attorney General – sllr 2019 volume 1 page 178

In the case between Mohamed Shiyam and others (Plaintiffs) and the Attorney General (Defendant), the court addressed the legal issues surrounding the admissibility of evidence under the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance and the Evidence (Special Provisions) Act, with a specific focus on the evidentiary requirements for possession, trafficking, and abetment of heroin, as well as the maintenance of chain of custody. The court held that the evidence, including video recordings admitted under the relevant statutory provisions, lawfully established the accused’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The principle reaffirmed is that compliance with statutory evidentiary requirements, together with proper judicial evaluation of discrepancies and the burden of proof, governs the admissibilit