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Malaysia Case Law

Admissibility of registry certificate
  • 7 Oct 2021

    KARTIK A/L RAJANDRAN

    Citation
    JB-83-407-10/2021 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    JB-83-407-10/2021 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The court upheld conviction and sentence because the accused validly pleaded guilty after being informed in a language he understood, the factual basis (CCTV and fingerprint evidence) supported the conviction, the registry certificate constituted admissible proof of prior conviction under the Criminal Registration Act s10, and the sentence of one year imprisonment and one stroke was proportionate for a repeat offender and lawfully ordered to run separately under s292 CPC.