Malaysia legislation
Section 15
Section 15
When there is a question whether an act was accidental or intentional or done with a particular knowledge or intention, the fact that the act formed part of series of similar occurrences, in each of which the person doing the act was concerned, is relevant.
(a)
A is accused of burning down his house in order to obtain money for which it is insured.
The facts that A lived in several houses successively, each of which he insured, in each of which a fire occurred, and after each of which fires A received payment from a different insurance office, are relevant as tending to show that the fire was not accidental.
(b)
A is employed to receive money from the debtors of B. It is A’s duty to make entries in a book showing the amounts received by him.
He makes an entry showing that on a particular occasion he received less than he really did receive.
The question is whether this false entry was accidental or intentional.
The facts that other entries made by A in the same book are false, and that the false entry is in each case in favour of A are relevant.
(c)
A is accused of fraudulently delivering to B a counterfeit ringgit.
The question is whether the delivery of the ringgit was accidental.
The facts that soon before or soon after the delivery to B, A delivered counterfeit ringgit to C, D and E are relevant as showing that the delivery to B was not accidental.
Existence of course of business when relevant