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Malaysia Case Law

Sexual penetration with object (377ca)
  • 8 Aug 2024

    ZAINUDDIN BIN MAT ISA

    Citation
    AA-42JSKS-3-08/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    AA-42JSKS-3-08/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    The High Court dismissed the appellant's challenges to conviction, holding the six offences were parts of the same transaction permitting joint trial under s.165 KTJ; the child complainant was credible and her evidence was supported by contemporaneous police report, medical findings and recovery of a sexual device; defence recordings and alibi were inconsistent and did not create reasonable doubt; convictions under s.14(a) Akta 792, s.377CA and s.376B Kanun Keseksaan were upheld; sentencing was adjusted by ordering certain counts within the same indictment to run concurrently while maintainin…