The “Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952” Course was held on 4h August 2023 (Friday) at the Conference Hall, Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. The objective of this seminar was to provide Judges with a comprehensive understanding of material aspects of the law on Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. This programme was the fourth programme under the Judicial Academy Malaysia in 2023. A total of 30 participants consisting of four Judges of the Court of Appeal, and 26 Judicial Commissioners attended this programme.

The one-day programme began with an opening address by The Honourable Dato’ Sri Hasnah binti Dato’ Mohammed Hashim, Federal Court Judge cum Chairman of the Training Committee, the Judicial Academy Malaysia. The programme was then continued with two talks in the morning session on “Duty of Trial Judge at the End of the Case for the Prosecution and at the Conclusion of the Trial (Part 1)” by The Honourable Dato’ Zabariah binti Mohd. Yusof, Federal Court Judge, and “Duty of Trial Judge at the End of the Case for the Prosecution and at the Conclusion of the Trial (Part 2)” by The Honourable Datuk Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal, Federal Court Judge. Meanwhile the talk on “Common Mistakes Made by a Trial Judge” was delivered in the afternoon session by The Honourable Dato’ Nordin bin Hassan, Federal Court Judge; and The Honourable Dato’ Hashim bin Hamzah, Judge of the Court of Appeal.