Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Compulsory attendance order

Legal area

Court

23 Dec 2025

FOO JUN JIE

Citation

BL-62JSK-117-10/2025 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Court

Sessions Court
Case number

BL-62JSK-117-10/2025 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

Given the offender's immediate guilty plea, status as a young first-time offender, time in remand, absence of prior sexual offending, and public interest in rehabilitation, the court reduced the effective sentence (applying one‑third credit to an assessed 10‑year baseline) and substituted a 3‑year imprisonment sentence with a Compulsory Attendance Order under section 5(1) A1660 for 12 months at 4 hours daily with akujanji for compulsory work.
26 Sept 2024

RAVEEN A/L KUHAN

Citation

WA-83D-8895-08/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
Court

Magistrates' Court
Case number

WA-83D-8895-08/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)

Having weighed mitigating factors (first offender, youth, family dependants, low quantity of methamphetamine 9.35g, employment, medical history, guilty plea) against public interest, and having regard to statutory amendments enabling Compulsory Attendance Orders and relevant authorities, the court held that the mandatory minimum custodial term was not appropriate in this case and lawfully substituted custody with a Compulsory Attendance Order (PKW) of 4 hours daily for 12 months, secured by a RM2500 bond with one surety; failure to comply will expose the accused to the original custodial sent…
29 Nov 2023

MOHD EFFENDY BIN A. JAMIL

Citation

WA-83-230-01/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)
Court

Magistrates' Court
Case number

WA-83-230-01/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)

The court found all elements of s323 read with s326A proved, convicted the accused but exercised sentencing discretion to substitute imprisonment with a compulsory attendance order of 2 hours daily for 4 months under the Compulsory Attendance of Offenders Act 1954 (s.5), with RM2000 bond and one surety, because the injury severity was indeterminate, the accused was a first offender and breadwinner, rehabilitation and preserving family welfare outweighed the need for immediate imprisonment, and the sentence was proportionate and lawful.
24 Feb 2023

[Timbalan (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] 1. ) MEGAT IYLIA DHIYA ADHWA BIN MEGAT AL-HADID 2. ) DANIAL ISKANDAR

Citation

CF-83RS-41-12/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)
Court

Magistrates' Court
Case number

CF-83RS-41-12/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)

The court exercised its discretion under Section 5(1) of the Compulsory Attendance Order 1954, finding the statutory pre-requisites met and that a compulsory attendance order (6 months, 2 hours daily) was appropriate in lieu of imprisonment because the accuseds were youthful first offenders, remorseful, amenable to rehabilitation with family support, and the public interest favored community‑based rehabilitation over custody.
8 Apr 2020

PENDAKWARAYA 1. Chin Chee Wei (KP750521-08-5517) 2. Chong Poh Wah (KP 640308-10-6633)

Citation

AB-43-2-04/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

AB-43-2-04/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The High Court exercised its revisionary jurisdiction and found the 3-month imprisonment sentence manifestly excessive in the context of the MCO, applicants' mitigation and public health considerations; the imprisonment was substituted with a compulsory attendance order under s 5(1) Offenders Compulsory Attendance Act 1954 for 3 months (4 hours daily) with a bond of RM500 with one surety and weekly reporting to the local police to balance public interest and individual hardship.

Malaysia Case Law

FOO JUN JIE

RAVEEN A/L KUHAN

MOHD EFFENDY BIN A. JAMIL

[Timbalan (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] 1. ) MEGAT IYLIA DHIYA ADHWA BIN MEGAT AL-HADID 2. ) DANIAL ISKANDAR

PENDAKWARAYA 1. Chin Chee Wei (KP750521-08-5517) 2. Chong Poh Wah (KP 640308-10-6633)