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  • 17 Dec 2025

    RAHNI BIN MAT SUDIN

    Citation
    AB-42JSKLB-1-07/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    AB-42JSKLB-1-07/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    The High Court allowed the prosecution's appeal, finding the trial judge erred in concluding reasonable doubt. The complainant was credible and her account of three distinct incidents of rape was corroborated by medical findings, psychological assessment and digital evidence from the accused's phone. A potency test is not mandatory where other evidence demonstrates sexual capability. The cumulative weight of credible testimony and corroborative evidence established guilt beyond reasonable doubt; the acquittal was set aside, the accused convicted on all three counts and sentenced to imprisonme…

  • 26 Jun 2022

    Ku Muhammad Faiz Zahidi Bin Ku Shaharuzaman

    Citation
    JA-63-37-06/2020 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
    Court
    Sessions Court
    Case number
    JA-63-37-06/2020 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

    Court accepted guilty pleas and mitigating factors (early plea, first offender, youth, family hardship, remorse, limited dissemination) and balanced them against public interest and deterrence under s233(3) CMA 1998; concluded non-custodial fines were appropriate: RM2,000 per count (8 counts) totalling RM16,000 with default imprisonment 3 months per count (total 24 months) and ordered forfeiture of exhibits P8 and P9 to the Malaysian Communications Commission.