15 Oct 2025
CHE KU SAHABUDIN BIN CHE KU MAN
- Citation
- T-05(SH)-581-11/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- SH
- Case number
- T-05(SH)-581-11/2023 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
The court held the correct starting position is that imprisonment should not be enhanced merely because the offender is exempted from mandatory whipping under section 289 CPC; enhancement is discretionary and may only be imposed where objective aggravating factors justify additional imprisonment after proper exercise of judicial discretion. The Learned Judicial Commissioner erred by feeling compelled to enhance sentence solely to compensate for the exemption and thereby undermining the statutory privilege.