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Malaysia Case Law

Trend sentencing
  • 15 Dec 2025

    AB KADIR ZAILANI BIN ABDUL HUKOM

    Citation
    WA-42H-18-11/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    WA-42H-18-11/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    The appeal is dismissed and the sentence is affirmed because s39C expressly mandates heavier punishment for repeat offenders; there was no double counting of prior convictions by the trial judge; the mitigating factors relied on did not outweigh the statutory scheme and public interest considerations; and the court properly took judicial notice of drug offence trends and statistics to support the sentence.