24 Nov 2023
[ ] GOBINATH A/L SINNAYA
- Citation
- WA-45JT-13-08/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-45JT-13-08/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The Court held that the remand period must be taken into account when fixing the commencement of sentence and therefore the imprisonment term was to run from the date of arrest (20 June 2021); having considered mitigating factors including guilty plea and first offender status, the Court affirmed the conviction and the maximum three-year sentence under Section 43 of the Societies Act 1966 together with the fine, and dismissed both the accused's appeal against excessiveness and the Prosecution's cross-appeal for heavier sentence.