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Malaysia Case Law

Cheating under section 417
  • 26 Aug 2025

    SITI AZRIN BINTI MOHAMAD AINI

    Citation
    BA-83-2944-11/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    BA-83-2944-11/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The court convicted the accused on her unreserved guilty pleas and imposed imprisonment because the deliberate misuse of Lembaga Zakat Selangor funds totalling RM170,575 was a serious breach of public trust; while the guilty plea and personal mitigations were considered, public interest, deterrence and the scale of misappropriation warranted custodial sentences of six months (first count) and one year (second count), with postponement of execution of the sentences granted.