JUDGMENTS

Criminal Appeal No. 16 of 2018

[Sentence-appeal against a total sentence of 16 years’ imprisonment with 12 strokes following pleas of guilty to two counts of rape of two of his daughters, aged 11 and 14 years respectively, dismissed.]

Y BIN HG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

COACM/16/2018

Decision date: 21 Nov 2018
Criminal Appeal No. 16 of 2018

[Sentence-appeal against a total sentence of 16 years’ imprisonment with 12 strokes following pleas of guilty to two counts of rape of two of his daughters, aged 11 and 14 years respectively, dismissed]

Y BIN HG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

CA/16/2018

Decision date: 21 Nov 2018
Civil Appeal No. 7 of 2018

[Duty of care on employers to scaffolders working at height: Risk assessment and
safe places of work; duty to enforce use of operative’s personal protection equipment;
cross-appeal on appropriateness of contributory negligence]

SYARIKAT KEJURUTERAAN SISTEMATIK SDN BHD v PG KARIM BIN PG BUSTAMAM

COACV/7/2018

Decision date: 19 Nov 2018
Criminal Motion No. 38 of 2018

[Sentence-the applicant pleaded guilty to three charge: 1st charge, outraging the modesty of his step-daughter, aged 13 to 14 years, contrary to section 354B of the Penal Code (3 years imprisonment); 2nd charge, observing and video recording his naked 16 year-old step daughter in her bedroom in the family home as she dressed following bathing, contrary to section 377H of the Penal Code (8 months imprisonment, consecutive to the 1st charge); and 3rd charge , consumption of Methylamphetamine, contrary to section 6 (b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act ($1,500 fine- payment forthwith, 3 months’ imprisonment in default.)

Appeal against sentence allowed: 2nd charge, the sentence of 8 months’ imprisonment was quashed and a sentence of 4 months’ imprisonment substituted, to be served consecutively to the sentence imposed on the 1st charge; the Court regretted the destruction by the prosecution of the recording and all copies prior to the hearing, albeit pursuant to an order of the judge sought by the prosecution; 3rd charge, the judge having made no enquiries as to the applicant’s means, the Court quashed the order that in default of payment of the fine, the applicant serve a sentence of 3 months imprisonment, to be served consecutively to the other sentences]

MOHAMMAD HAIREY BIN HAJI KAMIS v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

COACM/38/2018

Decision date: 15 Nov 2018
Criminal Motion No. 38 of 2018

[Sentence-the applicant pleaded guilty to three charge: 1st charge, outraging the modesty of his step-daughter, aged 13 to 14 years, contrary to section 354B of the Penal Code (3 years imprisonment); 2nd charge, observing and video recording his naked 16 year-old step daughter in her bedroom in the family home as she dressed following bathing, contrary to section 377H of the Penal Code (8 months imprisonment, consecutive to the 1st charge); and 3rd charge , consumption of Methylamphetamine, contrary to section 6 (b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act ($1,500 fine- payment forthwith, 3 months’ imprisonment in default.

Appeal against sentence allowed: 2nd charge, the sentence of 8 months’ imprisonment was quashed and a sentence of 4 months’ imprisonment substituted, to be served consecutively to the sentence imposed on the 1st charge; the Court regretted the destruction by the prosecution of the recording and all copies prior to the hearing, albeit
pursuant to an order of the judge sought by the prosecution; 3rd charge, the judge having made no enquiries as to the applicant’s means, the Court quashed the order that in default of payment of the fine, the applicant serve a sentence of 3 months imprisonment, to be served consecutively to the other sentences.]

MOHAMMAD HAIREY BIN HAJI KAMIS v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

COACM/38/2018

Decision date: 15 Nov 2018
Criminal Appeal No. 10 of 2018

[Conviction-the judge was entitled to choose between the conflicting evidence of the two psychiatric expert witnesses and had given adequate reasons for doing so.

Sentence-appeal allowed. The judge erred in sentencing in not giving effect to his finding that the appellant’s schizophrenic illness played a substantial causal contributory link to the commission of the offences. The Court of Appeal sentenced afresh: a discount of about one-third was afforded to the victim from the appropriate sentences. The sentence of 1½ years’ imprisonment imposed for the abuse that led to the disfigurement of the victim’s left breast, by the removal of the nipple, was inadequate and the appropriate sentence was 30 months imprisonment. The total sentence imposed on the appellant was 4 years’ imprisonment]

SITI ATIQAH BINTI MD RADUAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

CA/10/2018

Decision date: 15 Nov 2018

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