7 Aug 2023
AW YU HUI
- Citation
- WA-41S-6-05/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- WA-41S-6-05/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Section 172G CPC entitles an accused who pleads guilty before trial to sentencing not exceeding half the statutory maximum; subsection 172D(2) on minimum terms is inapplicable absent a plea bargaining disposition under s172C; therefore reducing the s420 term to 3 months was lawful and not prohibited by the statutory minimum; the magistrate's original sentences were manifestly excessive and were properly reduced; the sentences are to run consecutively from date of arrest and the whipping order and fines remain unaffected.