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Malaysia Case Law

Public interest/deterrence

  • 5 Jun 2025

    ABDUL AZIM BIN MOHD YASIN

    Citation
    BJ-62-1-04/2024 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
    Court
    Sessions Court
    Case number
    BJ-62-1-04/2024 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

    Sentence of 10 years' imprisonment from date of arrest and six strokes was lawful and appropriate because the offence under Section 9 Akta Senjata Api (Penalti Lebih Berat) 1971 is serious, the firearm was serviceable and carried in public, public interest and deterrence outweigh mitigating factors; guilty plea merited some discount but not sufficient to avoid a substantial custodial deterrent sentence.

  • 6 Jun 2023

    BILAL BIN ISHAK

    Citation
    JA-83D-3095-06/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    JA-83D-3095-06/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The court accepted the unqualified guilty plea after satisfying itself that the facts disclosed the elements of the offence; balancing public interest and deterrence with mitigation, the court imposed the minimum statutory sentence for the offence under S.39A(1) DDA 1952: two years' imprisonment from date of arrest and three strokes of the rotan.