8 Feb 2024
[Timbalan (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] 1. ) Muhammad Fazrin Bin Kamarolzaman 2. ) Mohamad Syafiq Bin Dzulkarnain
- Citation
- CB-45A-9-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- CB-45A-9-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court accepted prosecution's lawful introduction of an alternative charge and convicted Accused 1 on the alternative charge under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952; having weighed mitigation (guilty plea, first offender, age) against public interest and drug quantity/type, court sentenced Accused 1 to 12 years' imprisonment from date of arrest and 10 strokes, to run concurrently with related cases; prosecution informed court it would not proceed against Accused 2 and, exercising the court's discretion under s254(3) KPJ and relevant authority, the court directed discharge amounting to acquittal (A&…