MUHAMMAD AMIR SHAUKAT BIN RAHMAT

MUHAMMAD AMIR SHAUKAT BIN RAHMAT

The court accepted the guilty plea as valid, convicted the accused and, after weighing the mitigating effect of the plea against the seriousness of drug consumption offences and public interest in deterrence, imposed a custodial sentence of 9 months and a police supervision order of 2 years as proportionate and lawful under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and applicable authorities.

Citation
BF-83D-1066-11/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
Parties
Prosecutor: Pendakwa Raya; Accused: Muhammad Amir Shaukat bin Rahmat
Court
Magistrates' Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
27 November 2023
Case Number
BF-83D-1066-11/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
Procedural Posture
Criminal Dangerous Drugs / Post Conviction Sentencing; Appeal Filed
Outcome
Convicted and sentenced
Legal Topics
Consumption of Controlled Substance, Guilty Plea Mitigation, Police Supervision Order, Sentence Proportionality
Source Language
Malay/English
Criminal Law Drugs Law Sentencing Consumption of Controlled Substance Guilty Plea Mitigation Police Supervision Order Sentence Proportionality

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Parties

Pendakwa Raya

Prosecutor

Muhammad Amir Shaukat bin Rahmat

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal Dangerous Drugs / Post Conviction Sentencing; Appeal Filed

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the guilty plea was valid and the weight to be given to it in mitigation
  2. 2 Appropriate sentence for consumption of a scheduled drug under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952
  3. 3 Balancing public interest and deterrence against individual mitigating factors

Ratio Decidendi

The court accepted the guilty plea as valid, convicted the accused and, after weighing the mitigating effect of the plea against the seriousness of drug consumption offences and public interest in deterrence, imposed a custodial sentence of 9 months and a police supervision order of 2 years as proportionate and lawful under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and applicable authorities.

Court Disposition

Convicted and sentenced

Orders

  • 9 months imprisonment from date of sentence
  • Police supervision order for 2 years