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Rehabilitation

  • 13 Nov 2025

    MOHD ARIF AKMAL BIN RAHMAD

    Citation
    NB-82D-11-10/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    NB-82D-11-10/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    Court found prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the labelled sealed urine specimen belonged to the accused and the chain of custody was continuous; the accused was constructively under arrest such that s.31A(1A) applied and triggered the presumption under s.37(k) DDA which the defence failed to rebut on balance of probabilities; therefore conviction under s.15(1)(a) DDA was warranted and, weighing mitigation and rehabilitation, the appropriate sentence was a fine with alternative imprisonment and police supervision under s.38B.

  • 22 May 2025

    PENAMA MUHAMMAD ADAM DANIAL BIN MOHD ZULKIFLI

    Citation
    BH-84-6-03/2025 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    BH-84-6-03/2025 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    Court accepted that accused, a juvenile and first offender who pleaded guilty, understood the charge; having considered JKM report, statutory provisions (ss.75, 91, 93 Akta Kanak-Kanak 2001), the seriousness of the offence and sentencing objectives, the proper disposition was rehabilitative custody at Sekolah Henry Gurney for three years or until age 21 with bond and visitation conditions rather than immediate imprisonment.

  • 23 Apr 2025

    PENAMA XXXX

    Citation
    RA-84-12-03/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    RA-84-12-03/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The court accepted the unqualified guilty plea under section 173, found the evidential exhibits and medical/paternity reports supported the offence under section 376(1) Kanun Keseksaan, and after weighing aggravating factors (victim age 14, birth of child) against mitigating factors (juvenile's age at offence, remorse, family support, probation/akhlak report and educational prospects) imposed a rehabilitative and proportionate order: 120 aggregate hours community service over 6 months under Child Act provisions with supervision, mandatory counselling, parental supervision obligation and RM3,0…

  • 15 Apr 2025

    [Timbalan (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] PENAMA XXXX

    Citation
    CB-84-32-12/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    CB-84-32-12/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    Given the social welfare report demonstrating PKK2 requires institutional rehabilitation, the ineffective parental supervision that contributed to the offence, the need to protect the victim and public interest, and the statutory criteria in s.67(1) and s.91(1)(f) AKK being satisfied, the court ordered PKK2 to be placed in an approved school (Sekolah Tunas Bakti Jerantut) for three years rather than impose community service, a bond or imprisonment.

  • 12 Feb 2025

    PENAMA XXXX

    Citation
    AA-84-51-10/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    AA-84-51-10/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The court found that procedures under s90 Child Act 2001 were complied with, accepted the guilty plea, and decided that rehabilitative placement in Sekolah Tunas Bakti Taiping for three years (with one year supervision under s70 and parental visits at least once every two months under s93(1)(d)) was the proportionate and lawful order given PKK's age (17), first offence status, guilty plea, inconsistencies in the Probation Report and advisers' recommendations that Henry Gurney would be unduly harsh.

  • 23 Dec 2024

    PENAMA XXXX

    Citation
    AA-84-25-07/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    AA-84-25-07/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The court upheld the community service order (120 hours to be completed within six months with supervisory conditions) because, after weighing the seriousness of the offence and public interest against the accused's age, guilty plea, rehabilitative prospects, family circumstances and the child adviser report, rehabilitation via community service better serves both the child's future and public interest than institutionalisation; segregation is a last resort.

  • 6 Nov 2024

    PENAMA XXXX

    Citation
    RA-84-41-09/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    RA-84-41-09/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    Pengakuan salah tanpa syarat diterima dan mahkamah menyeimbangkan kepentingan awam (deteren dan pengajaran) dengan prinsip pemulihan kanak-kanak; mengambil kira usia, kecacatan pembelajaran, penyesalan dan sokongan keluarga mahkamah menjatuhkan perintah bukan institusi yang merangkumi denda RM1000 dibayar oleh ibu, pengawasan dan kewajipan pelaporan serta penyertaan bengkel interaktif oleh Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat selama dua tahun sesuai dengan perenggan 91(1)(d), 93(1)(a) dan 93(1)(b) Akta Kanak-kanak 2001.

  • 31 Jul 2024

    PENAMA XXXX

    Citation
    AC-84-6-06/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    AC-84-6-06/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The court accepted the probation report and considered the child's age (14), first offender status, family support, remorse and the absence of indicators requiring institutional detention; balancing public interest with the child's welfare the court held rehabilitation and supervision via a two‑year good behaviour bond under s.91(1)(b) read with s.93(1)(a)(b) Child Act 2001 (plus reporting to JKM and monthly psychology sessions) was proportionate and appropriate rather than custody.

  • 24 Feb 2023

    [Timbalan (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] 1. ) MEGAT IYLIA DHIYA ADHWA BIN MEGAT AL-HADID 2. ) DANIAL ISKANDAR

    Citation
    CF-83RS-41-12/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    CF-83RS-41-12/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    The court exercised its discretion under Section 5(1) of the Compulsory Attendance Order 1954, finding the statutory pre-requisites met and that a compulsory attendance order (6 months, 2 hours daily) was appropriate in lieu of imprisonment because the accuseds were youthful first offenders, remorseful, amenable to rehabilitation with family support, and the public interest favored community‑based rehabilitation over custody.

  • 2 Dec 2022

    [Timbalan (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] 1. ) TAN DEK KAI 2. ) TAN KIM HAO

    Citation
    CF-83-392-08/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    CF-83-392-08/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    Because the accused committed a repeat offence of the same nature during the period of a prior good‑behaviour bond, showed no remorse, was influenced by criminal associates, and community rehabilitation and fines had proven insufficient, the court ordered a reformative, deterrent sentence by sending him to Henry Gurney School until age 21 pursuant to Section 76 Child Act 2001 to protect public interest and promote rehabilitation.