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The Act does not purport to lay down any rule as to the weight to be attached to the evidence when admitted, nor is any such rule possible for the proper appreciation of evidence is a matter of experience, common sense and knowledge of human affairs. ‘For weighing evidence and drawing inferences from it, there can be no canon. Each case presents its own peculiarities, and common sense and shrewdness must be brought to bear upon the facts elicited in every case which a judge of facts in this country discharging the functions of a jury in England, has to weigh and decide (per Birch J in R v Madhub 21 WR Cr 13, 19; Mahendrapal v State     1

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court †	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text		Citation Index
Lee Kwai Heong & Lee Ah Seng v Pendakwa Raya - J-05-52-2003 & J-05-53-2003	[2006] MYCA 2	Court of Appeal of Malaysia	Malaysia	11 Jan 2006	AsianLII