14 Aug 2025
MUHAMMAD HAIKAL HAKIMI BIN ABDULLAH
- Citation
- PB-83D-3272-08/2025 (Mahkamah Majistret)
- Court
- Magistrates' Court
- Case number
- PB-83D-3272-08/2025 (Mahkamah Majistret)
The court accepted the guilty plea as valid because the accused, represented by counsel, was orally confirmed to be of full age at the time of plea, the charge and full statement of facts were read and the accused admitted them without qualification in clear language; Section 83(3) Child Act 2001 applies where the charge is made after the accused attains 18 and does not impose an obligation to obtain a JKM report or advisers, therefore the court lawfully exercised its sentencing powers under s83(2)(c) and imposed imprisonment; given the accused's youth, prior concurrent Henry Gurney orders an…