Pendakwa Raya v YONG SOW HOONG

ba-45a-111-09-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 29 May 2025 • BA-45A-111-09/2021

Catchwords

In this case the accused was preferred with two charges under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. The first charge was under section 39 B and the second charge was under section 12 of the said Act . At the end of the prosecution case , the court with the tacit approval of the prosecutor offered the accused an alternative charge under section 12(2) read together with section 39A (2) of the DDA 1952 (marked as exhibit P30). After the alternative charge was read to the accused, he unequivocally pleaded guilty to the said charge as well as the second charge (exhibit P4). Upon hearing the mitigation by the accused and the reply by the Deputy Public Prosecutor, I sentenced the accused to nine years imprisonment from the date of arrest for the alternative charge and three years imprisonment from the date of arrest for the second charge. Both the sentences were ordered to run concurrently. No whipping was imposed as the accused was 51 years old at the time of sentencing.

Practice Areas

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure

Judges (1)

Aslam bin Zainuddin Delivered

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Prosecutor Yong Sow Hoong Accused

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