7 Mar 2024
WONG TOO SANG
- Citation
- MC-83-290-06/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
- Court
- Magistrates' Court
- Case number
- MC-83-290-06/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
The court exercised its discretion under section 173A(2)(a) CPC to dismiss the charge after admonition because the offence constituted non-serious criminal mischief committed in a family dispute, the accused pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity, attempted settlement and accepted responsibility, was of advanced age and there were extenuating circumstances (including self-defence considerations); the court found leniency appropriate while noting the existence of a repair quotation but deciding no compensation order under section 173A(3) CPC was warranted.