22 Jul 2025
AZAHAR BIN OSMAN
- Citation
- KA-45-4-05/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- KA-45-4-05/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Balancing mitigating factors (guilty plea, first offender status, age, medical condition, family dependents and time in remand) against the gravity of multiple offences involving four types of dangerous drugs, the public interest in deterrence, and legislative enhancements to penalties, the court imposed concurrent custodial sentences: 11 years imprisonment for each of the three counts punishable under subsection 39A(2) and 3 years imprisonment for each of the three counts in KA-45-5-05/2021, with all sentences to run concurrently; no whipping ordered due to age over 50. The charge reductions…