7 Aug 2023
AW YU HUI
- Citation
- WA-41S-7-05/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-41S-7-05/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Reduction of imprisonment from 12 months (s420 PC) and 8 months (s468 PC) to 3 months each was lawful because s172G CPC entitles an accused who pleads guilty before trial to be sentenced to not more than half the maximum term; subsection 172D(2) (which would preserve statutory minima) is inapplicable absent a plea bargaining disposition under s172C; the guilty plea, payment of fines and lack of detailed prosecution facts warranted reduction; consecutive effect and whipping order were maintained as appropriate.