27 May 2025
PENAMA XXXX
- Citation
- DC-84-13-04/2025 (Mahkamah Majistret)
- Court
- Magistrates' Court
- Case number
- DC-84-13-04/2025 (Mahkamah Majistret)
Where an adequate rehabilitative order already exists in a related proceeding (placement at Sekolah Tunas Bakti with counselling), a court may lawfully release a juvenile with a warning under s.91(1)(a) without imposing a guardian's good behaviour bond under s.93(1); s.93(1) is not invariably mandatory and must be read harmoniously with s.91(1)(a) in light of the Act's purposive objectives and the best interests of the child.