Kuala Lampur, Oct. 30 -- In "Power to search is about balancing the freedom of the individual and the interest of society at large" I shared the judgment of the great English judge Lord Denning on the underlying principle of search.

The judgment in that case, Ghani v Jones [1970], was in fact a reiteration of an earlier judgment in Chic Fashions (West Wales) Ltd v Jones [1968].

Both cases are well celebrated in Malaysia. One does not read law in Malaysia without reading the two cases.

Lord Denning's statement in Chic Fashions (West Wales) Ltd v Jones merits reproduction. His Lordship had said as follows:

"We have to consider, on the one hand, the freedom of the individual. The security of his home is not to be broken except for the mo...