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Forfeiture under section 17
  • 11 Mar 2026

    MUHAMAD FITRI AIQAL BIN HUSSAINI [ ]

    Citation
    DA-83-223-03/2026 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    DA-83-223-03/2026 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The court accepted the accused's voluntary guilty plea after verifying understanding of the charge and sentence, balanced mitigating factors (early plea, personal circumstances, remorse) against aggravating factors (large quantity of unlicensed explosives, public safety risk, deliberate conduct) and imposed a proportionate punitive and deterrent sentence of a RM6000 fine in default of 9 months imprisonment; the court ordered forfeiture of seized items under Section 17 Explosives Act 1957 as forfeiture is authorized upon conviction and serves public interest and deterrence.