Mohamad Lebbe Mohamad Zakaria, Mohamad Jamaldeen Mohamad Cassim, Mohamad Farook Mohamad Iqbal vs The Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC/196/2017-2024

In the case between the Hon. Attorney General and Appellants including Mohamad Lebbe Mohamad Zakaria, Mohamad Jamaldeen Mohamad Cassim, and Mohamad Farook Mohamad Iqbal, the court addressed the issue of the sufficiency and reliability of sole eyewitness testimony in securing convictions for offences relating to unlawful assembly and homicide. It was held that while minor contradictions or omissions in a witness’s testimony do not by themselves undermine credibility, the evidence in this matter failed to prove the prosecution’s case beyond reasonable doubt. The principle that the burden rests on the prosecution to establish guilt was reaffirmed, with reference to relevant legal standards under the Penal Code, Evidence Ordinance, and established judicial precedents. The judgment underscored