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Community service order

  • 24 Sept 2025

    PENAMA MUHAMMAD SUFIAN RAMADHAN BIN MOHD DARUS

    Citation
    DI-84-9-05/2025 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    DI-84-9-05/2025 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    Court convicted the juvenile of rape but imposed a community service order of 120 aggregate hours within six months under Section 91(1)(da) Children Act 2001 because the facts and evidence indicated immaturity and mitigating circumstances, the welfare officer recommended non‑custodial treatment, the offence was not assessed at the highest level of sexual violence, and statutory mechanisms exist to enforce compliance; therefore community service was appropriate rather than imprisonment.

  • 22 Jul 2025

    MUHAMAD ALIFF FARHAN BIN MOHD FAIZAL

    Citation
    CB-83-175-06/2025 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    CB-83-175-06/2025 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    Section 293 CPC permits substitution only for a term of imprisonment or imprisonment in default of payment of a fine; it does not permit substituting mandatory fines or other statutory ancillary punishments. Applied to s42 RTA, a CSO may replace the imprisonment element but the mandatory fine, endorsement on driving licence and statutory disqualification must still be imposed; however the court can structure the order so that in default of fine the accused performs CSO instead of being committed to prison to preserve the s293 CPC objective of keeping youthful offenders out of custody.

  • 23 Apr 2025

    PENAMA XXXX

    Citation
    RA-84-12-03/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    RA-84-12-03/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The court accepted the unqualified guilty plea under section 173, found the evidential exhibits and medical/paternity reports supported the offence under section 376(1) Kanun Keseksaan, and after weighing aggravating factors (victim age 14, birth of child) against mitigating factors (juvenile's age at offence, remorse, family support, probation/akhlak report and educational prospects) imposed a rehabilitative and proportionate order: 120 aggregate hours community service over 6 months under Child Act provisions with supervision, mandatory counselling, parental supervision obligation and RM3,0…

  • 5 Feb 2025

    PENAMA XXXX

    Citation
    RA-84-43-09/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    RA-84-43-09/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The court accepted the unqualified guilty plea as properly taken and proved the offence under section 109 Penal Code read with section 14(b) Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. Balancing public interest, deterrence and the child's rehabilitation and considering welfare reports, age, remorse, OKU status and family support, the court imposed a non-custodial order: 60 aggregate hours of community service under section 91(1)(da) Child Act to be completed within six months and ordered the father to ensure attendance under section 93(1)(e). A sole good behaviour bond was insufficient given t…

  • 13 Dec 2024

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    Citation
    RA-41H-1-02/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    RA-41H-1-02/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    The High Court found no appealable error in the magistrate's reasoning or application of law: the magistrate properly considered statutory provisions and sentencing principles (public interest, deterrence, mitigation, rehabilitation), relied on the akhlak report and recommendations, and lawfully imposed a community service order and attendant supervisory requirements under the Child Act 2001; consequently the appeal was dismissed and the magistrate's orders were upheld.

  • 25 Oct 2023

    PENAMA XXXX

    Citation
    BJ-84-9-08/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    BJ-84-9-08/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The court accepted the guilty pleas as voluntary and properly recorded, gave weight to the JKM report and mitigating factors (age, first offence, parental willingness) but also to public interest and seriousness of destruction of public property, and therefore imposed a non‑custodial but significant rehabilitative and deterrent order: 100 hours community service to be completed within 6 months plus a 2‑year good behaviour bond for parents/guardians secured by RM1000.

  • 25 May 2023

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    Citation
    B-05(H)-37-01/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
    Court
    H
    Case number
    B-05(H)-37-01/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

    The probation reports failed to state or explain that the appellant was unsuitable for rehabilitation in an approved school as required by s.75(1)(b) Child Act 2001; absent that explanation the orders sending the appellant to Henry Gurney were unlawful and the Judicial Commissioner misdirected herself; appellate court substituted a non-custodial disposition and imposed 100 hours community service under s.91(1)(da).

  • 25 May 2023

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    Citation
    B-05(H)-36-01/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
    Court
    H
    Case number
    B-05(H)-36-01/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

    Probation reports failed to comply with s.75(1)(b) Child Act 2001 because they did not contain explanations that the child was unsuitable for rehabilitation in an approved school; therefore the orders sending the appellant to Henry Gurney School were illegal and founded on misdirection; appellate court substituted a non-custodial disposal consistent with statutory constraints by ordering 100 hours of community service under s.91(1)(da).

  • 12 May 2022

    PENAMA XXXX

    Citation
    MA-84-11-03/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    MA-84-11-03/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The court held that, applying the Child Act 2001 and sentencing principles for juveniles, the imposed non-custodial orders (120 hours community service within 6 months, guardian to provide RM1000 good behaviour bond for two years, monthly police reporting for one year, nightly curfew 8pm–6am for one year, and a non-contact order under Section 93) were lawful, proportionate and appropriate given the offender’s age, first-offence status, guilty plea, rehabilitation prospects and public interest; thus the sentence was reasonable and set aside no further modification by this court.

  • 16 Mar 2022

    MUHAMMAD HAZIQ BIN RAMLI

    Citation
    BH-83-30-01/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    BH-83-30-01/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The magistrate accepted the probation officer's recommendation and, applying s.293 CPC and sentencing principles favoring rehabilitation for youthful first offenders, sentenced the accused to a community service order of 120 hours to be completed within 12 months with a bond of RM5000 with one surety and ancillary conditions (monthly police reporting and night‑time movement restriction); the sentence was imposed as proportionate to the offence and consistent with public interest and rehabilitative goals.