Pahang
Plead Guilty
76%
Discharge Non-Acquittal
7%
Full Trial / Hearing
5%
File Transfer
0%
Court Transfer
9%
Withdrawn
3%
Acquitted & Dismissed
1%
2 year Backlog
2%
Pulau Pinang
Plead Guilty
55%
Discharge Non-Acquittal
2%
Full Trial / Hearing
16%
File Transfer
1%
Court Transfer
14%
Withdrawn
21%
Acquitted & Dismissed
1%
2 year Backlog
12%
Johor
Plead Guilty
57%
Discharge Non-Acquittal
13%
Full Trial / Hearing
10%
File Transfer
2%
Court Transfer
13%
Withdrawn
3%
Acquitted & Dismissed
2%
2 year Backlog
16%
Negeri Sembilan
Plead Guilty
40%
Discharge Non-Acquittal
23%
Full Trial / Hearing
3%
File Transfer
4%
Court Transfer
9%
Withdrawn
20%
Acquitted & Dismissed
2%
2 year Backlog
18%
Sabah
Plead Guilty
0%
Discharge Non-Acquittal
0%
Full Trial / Hearing
0%
File Transfer
0%
Court Transfer
0%
Withdrawn
0%
Acquitted & Dismissed
0%
2 year Backlog
17%
Perak
Plead Guilty
45%
Discharge Non-Acquittal
5%
Full Trial / Hearing
19%
File Transfer
2%
Court Transfer
26%
Withdrawn
3%
Acquitted & Dismissed
2%
2 year Backlog
14%
Kedah
Plead Guilty
69%
Discharge Non-Acquittal
4%
Full Trial / Hearing
12%
File Transfer
0%
Court Transfer
9%
Withdrawn
5%
Acquitted & Dismissed
1%
2 year Backlog
14%
Melaka
Plead Guilty
61%
Discharge Non-Acquittal
9%
Full Trial / Hearing
9%
File Transfer
5%
Court Transfer
14%
Withdrawn
1%
Acquitted & Dismissed
1%
2 year Backlog
39%
Kelantan
Plead Guilty
80%
Discharge Non-Acquittal
2%
Full Trial / Hearing
6%
File Transfer
1%
Court Transfer
9%
Withdrawn
2%
Acquitted & Dismissed
1%
2 year Backlog
7%
Kuala Lumpur
Plead Guilty
15%
Discharge Non-Acquittal
23%
Full Trial / Hearing
18%
File Transfer
0%
Court Transfer
28%
Withdrawn
16%
Acquitted & Dismissed
1%
2 year Backlog
47%
Terengganu
Plead Guilty
19%
Discharge Non-Acquittal
11%
Full Trial / Hearing
13%
File Transfer
16%
Court Transfer
4%
Withdrawn
32%
Acquitted & Dismissed
5%
2 year Backlog
5%
Selangor
Plead Guilty
53%
Discharge Non-Acquittal
11%
Full Trial / Hearing
13%
File Transfer
3%
Court Transfer
17%
Withdrawn
1%
Acquitted & Dismissed
2%
2 year Backlog
9%
Perlis
Plead Guilty
33%
Discharge Non-Acquittal
22%
Full Trial / Hearing
16%
File Transfer
4%
Court Transfer
0%
Withdrawn
25%
Acquitted & Dismissed
0%
2 year Backlog
75%
Sessions Court Disposal/Carry Forward Rate
In the Sessions Court, there appears to be no formal case management unit and judges manage their own caseload. In Kuala Lumpur, one Judge described the process as follows: counsel come together with the judge to discuss the case, agree on the number of witnesses, and agree on any documentation and length of trial. A trial date is then fixed within two months. The total time period from the date the case is registered is 4-6 months. In interviews with remand prisoner, the audit team found this time-line was generally kept to.
The data shows that the 139 judges (Sessions Court) processed 195 cases each in the course of 2011, or 16 cases per month. The caseload in the Sessions Court also appears manageable.
