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Malaysia Case Law

Guilty plea acceptance

  • 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.

  • 23 Sept 2022

    MUHAMMAD RIZHUAN BIN MOHD ZUL

    Citation
    BK – 62RS – 16 – 05/ 2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
    Court
    Sessions Court
    Case number
    BK – 62RS – 16 – 05/ 2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

    Court accepted that the guilty plea was voluntary, informed and unqualified; on the facts including use of a pistol replica, multiple robberies on same day, identification and CCTV evidence, public interest and deterrence required a significant sentence. Balancing aggravating and mitigating factors the court convicted under section 390 read with section 392 Penal Code and sentenced the defendant to five years' imprisonment from date of arrest (26.4.2022) and one stroke of rotan.

  • 24 Jan 2022

    PENDAKWARAYA GUNASILAN A/L THENENARASU

    Citation
    BK – 62RS – 18 – 09/ 2019 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
    Court
    Sessions Court
    Case number
    BK – 62RS – 18 – 09/ 2019 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

    Court accepted accused's plea as voluntary and informed, weighed mitigation (youth, remorse, first offence) against public interest and deterrence for gang robbery, applied sentencing principles and relevant precedents, and imposed a custodial sentence of five years from arrest date to reflect seriousness while recognizing mitigation.

  • 3 Jan 2022

    PENDAKWARAYA MOHD KADRI BIN MOHD ARUPIN

    Citation
    BK – 62RS – 20 – 11/ 2020 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
    Court
    Sessions Court
    Case number
    BK – 62RS – 20 – 11/ 2020 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

    Court accepted the accused's voluntary guilty plea but, weighing mitigation against significant aggravating factors including prior similar convictions and the public interest in deterrence, imposed a deterrent sentence of five years' imprisonment from date of arrest and two strokes of rotan.