PETALING JAYA: The Sessions Court will make a decision to either convict or acquit singer and composer Muhammad Yasin Sulaiman on three drug-related charges on Nov 29.
Judge Faiz Dziyauddin set the date yesterday and directed both the prosecution and the defence of the singer to submit written submissions on or before Nov 15.
"The verdict will be delivered at the end of the defence's case at 2pm on Nov 29," he said.
Muhammad Yasin, 47, will be released immediately if found not guilty, and his family hopes he will continue treatment at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta (HBUK) in Perak.
If found guilty, Muhammad Yasin could face imprisonment, caning, or both, as per the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952.
The defence concluded its case today after their only witness, Dr Ian Lloyd Anthony, a Consultant Psychiatrist at HBUK, finished giving evidence.
On Oct 3, Muhammad Yasin was ordered to enter his defence on three drug charges after the court found that the prosecution had established a prima facie case against him.
On Sept 15, Deputy Public Prosecutor Raja Zaizul Faridah Raja Zaharudin informed the court of her intention to close the case after a reexamination of the investigation officer from the Petaling Jaya District Police Headquarters (IPD), Inspector Muhammad Amirul Mukmin Aziz.
Muhammad Amirul was one of seven prosecution witnesses who testified in the trial, which began on Aug 28.
Muhammad Yasin is charged with administering drugs to himself at the narcotics office of the Petaling Jaya District Police Headquarters at 11.05pm on March 24 last year.
The prosecution is pursuing charges under Section 15(1)(a) of the DDA 1952, which carries a maximum penalty of a RM5,000 fine or up to two years in prison if convicted.
The singer is also charged with possessing 193.7g of cannabis and planting 17 marijuana plants in plastic pots filled with soil at his residence on Persiaran Surian, Damansara Indah Resort Home, PJU 3, Kota Damansara, at 5.30pm on the same date.
The charge of drug possession is brought under Section 6 of the DDA 1952, which carries a possible penalty of life imprisonment or not less than five years in prison and up to 10 strokes of the cane if convicted.
For the charge of planting cannabis plants, the prosecution has invoked Section 6B (1) (a) of the DDA 1952, which could result in life imprisonment and not less than six strokes of the cane if convicted.