Nagalingam Chettiyar Kandasamy vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA 190/2010-2010

In the case between Nagalingam Chettiyar Kandasamy (Accused-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Complainant-Respondent), the court addressed whether the conviction and sentence for possession and trafficking of 1108.7 grams of heroin could be sustained amidst allegations of breaches in the chain of custody of the seized narcotics. It was held that the failure to establish the continuity and integrity of the evidence undermined the conviction, reaffirming the principle that strict compliance with evidentiary requirements is paramount in criminal prosecutions involving narcotics. This decision relied on statutory requirements and case law emphasizing the necessity of proving an unbroken and reliable chain of custody, with the court determining that unresolved discrepancies in the handl