Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Mitigation and aggravating factors

Legal area

Court

23 Apr 2025

[Timbalan (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] YUVANDRAN A/L VIJAYAINDRAN

Citation

WA-45B-11-11/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-45B-11-11/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The court found the imposed sentence of seven years' imprisonment from date of arrest and a fine of RM3000 (six months default) appropriately balanced public interest and deterrence against the respondent's substantial mitigation including guilty plea, cooperation and long remand; accordingly the prosecution's appeal against sentence is dismissed and the sentence is upheld.
9 May 2024

MOHAMAD IQMAL BIN ZULKIFLI [ ]

Citation

C-05(M)-258-06/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

M
Case number

C-05(M)-258-06/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

The Court exercised the statutory discretion conferred by Act 846 to commute the mandatory death sentences to long terms of imprisonment and caning after weighing seriousness of offence, roles of each appellant, mitigation (youth, first offence, remorse), and public interest; imposed 30 years and 32 years imprisonment respectively with 12 strokes each as proportionate punishment under the Act.