4 Apr 2023
[Timbalan (TPR), Jabatan Peguam Negara] 1. ) Vikneswaran A/l Suresh 2. ) Poobalan A/l Rumayah
- Citation
- WA-42H-12-06/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-42H-12-06/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The Court allowed the Prosecution's appeal and increased each appellant's sentence from 9 to 10 years imprisonment and from 1 to 2 strokes because the original sentence was insufficient given the planned group robbery of an elderly victim, resulting trauma, and the need for deterrence, while still taking into account mitigating factors (youth, first offence, family and health circumstances) and imposing a nominal increase rather than a crushing term.