The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in an appeal by the police and government to overturn a High Court decision declaring former anti-crime activist R Sri Sanjeevan’s detention under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (Poca) as unlawful.

A three-member bench comprising Court of Appeal judges S Nantha Balan, See Mee Chun, and Azimah Omar heard the appeal online today.

Judge Nantha Balan, who led the bench, said they would...