Youth fails to strike out murder charge over Jalan Ampang crash

Danish Raman Kamar Kumaresan, a 24-year-old college student, stands accused of taking the lives of a married couple in a fatal crash on Jalan Ampang. Despite his efforts, the High Court denied his request to dismiss the murder charge against him. Justice Aslam Zainuddin upheld the prosecution's objection, stating that Danish's attempt to have the charge struck out was irregular and did not adhere to the provisions of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964.

Danish's defense argued that the prosecution's decision to charge him under Section 302 of the Penal Code for the road accident was done in bad faith and that the murder charge was unreasonable, violating Articles 5 and 8 of the Federal Constitution which pertain to the right to liberty and equality before the law. The incident occurred on May 2 when Danish was riding a motorcycle and collided with a Toyota Vios driven by the victim, Doraisingam A and Menagah A, both 61 and 56 years old respectively.

The victims succumbed to severe head injuries sustained in the collision. Danish faces a potential death penalty or a sentence of 30 to 40 years in prison, along with at least 12 lashes, if convicted of the murder charge.