Hasrul bin Hassan

Hasrul bin Hassan

The court convicted because the prosecution proved both counts beyond reasonable doubt: the 7-year-old complainant's testimony was credible, detailed and corroborated by parents and investigators (including a contemporaneous complaint, a drawing and demonstration), the defence raised only uncorroborated denial and...

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Citation
BC-62JSK-61-07/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Parties
Prosecution: Pendakwa Raya; Defendant: Hasrul bin Hassan
Court
Sessions Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
15 October 2025
Case Number
BC-62JSK-61-07/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Procedural Posture
Criminal Sexual Offences Against a Child / Judgment and Sentencing
Outcome
Accused convicted on both amended charges under Section 14(a) read with Section 16(1) of the Akta Kesalahan-Kesalahan Seksual Terhadap Kanak-Kanak 2017
Legal Topics
Sexual Assault, Child Witness Credibility, Burden of Proof, Trust/relationship of Care (section 16(1)), Elements of Section 14(a) Offence, Sentencing Principles
Criminal Law Sexual Offences Child Protection Evidence Law Sentencing Law Sexual Assault Child Witness Credibility Burden of Proof +3 more

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Parties

Pendakwa Raya

Prosecution

Hasrul bin Hassan

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Sexual Offences Against a Child / Judgment and Sentencing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt two amended counts under Section 14(a) read with Section 16(1) of the Akta Kesalahan-Kesalahan Seksual Terhadap Kanak-Kanak 2017
  2. 2 Credibility and competence of a 7-year-old complainant and the weight of corroborative evidence
  3. 3 Whether defence raised a reasonable doubt (table-top height, alibi) sufficient to acquit

Ratio Decidendi

The court convicted because the prosecution proved both counts beyond reasonable doubt: the 7-year-old complainant's testimony was credible, detailed and corroborated by parents and investigators (including a contemporaneous complaint, a drawing and demonstration), the defence raised only uncorroborated denial and afterthought alibi and failed to introduce independent evidence to create reasonable doubt, and the relationship of trust under Section 16(1) was established by marriage and birth certificate evidence.

Court Disposition

Accused convicted on both amended charges under Section 14(a) read with Section 16(1) of the Akta Kesalahan-Kesalahan Seksual Terhadap Kanak-Kanak 2017

Orders

  • Sentence of imprisonment for 6 years on each count under Section 14(a) plus 1 year concurrent under Section 16(1) resulting in total effective imprisonment of 7 years from date of order
  • Two strokes of the cane (one stroke per count)