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Malaysia Case Law

Caning limits
  • 31 Mar 2023

    MUHAMMAD AFFIQ BIN MUHAMAD SHARIF

    Citation
    WA-42JSKH-7-07/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    WA-42JSKH-7-07/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    The court dismissed the appeal and upheld the sentences because the seriousness of repeated sexual offences against minors (including a sibling), the element of planning and recurrence, and the public interest in deterrence outweighed mitigation; guilty plea was afforded limited credit; offences were distinct so sentences were to be imposed separately; total caning was limited to 24 strokes under Section 288(1).