MOHAMED SYAFFIQ BIN MOHAMED SIDEK v Pendakwa Raya

ca-42sa-1-05-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 8 December 2025 • CA-42S(A)-1-05/2023 • 10 min read
3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign)

Catchwords

Kanun Prosedur Jenayah — Ketiadaan alasan penghakiman Hakim Sesyen — Sama ada rayuan perlu diteruskan sebagai rayuan atau semakan jenayah — Bab XXX & XXXI Kanun Prosedur Jenayah — Diteruskan secara rayuan, bukan semakan jenayah — S. 310 terpakai, boleh memfailkan Petisyen Rayuan walaupun tidak mematuhi kehendak s. 307(3), (4, (5) dan (6) — s. 307(9) tidak terpakai — Pemfailan Petisyen Rayuan di luar tempoh masa dibenarkan — Tiada prejudis atau ketidakadilan timbul. Undang-undang jenayah — Rasuah — s. 17(a) Akta SPRM 2009 — Sama ada suapan diperoleh sebagai dorongan untuk tidak melakukan sesuatu — Elemen tidak dibuktikan — Sabitan tidak selamat — Pembuktian elemen penerimaan benda berharga tanpa balasan oleh penjawat awam — Sabitan di bawah s. 165 Kanun Keseksaan. Keputusan — Rayuan dibenarkan sebahagian — Sabitan dan hukuman di bawah s. 17(a) ASPRM dibatalkan — Perayu disabitkan di bawah s. 165 Kanun Keseksaan — Prinsip hukuman — Kepentingan awam — Keseriusan kesalahan — Trend hukuman — Hukuman penjara 1 bulan dikenakan

Practice Areas

Kanun Prosedur Jenayah

Judges (1)

Mohd Radzi bin Harun Delivered

Counsel (2)

Hidayah Muslimah & Co Firm Hidayah Muslimah & Co Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Mohamed Syaffiq bin Mohamed Sidek Appellant

Case Significance

MOHAMED SYAFFIQ BIN MOHAMED SIDEK v Pendakwa Raya is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated December 8, 2025 (citation: ca-42sa-1-05-2023). <p>A police corporal convicted under s.17(a) MACC Act 2009 for receiving RM700 as inducement to release a suspect appealed against conviction and sentence. The High Court partially allowed the appeal, downgrading the conviction to s.165 Penal Code for obtaining a valuable thing without consideration as a public servant. The sentence was reduced from 9 months to 1 month imprisonment.</p> The case was decided by Mohd Radzi bin Harun. Counsel appearing: Hidayah Muslimah & Co (counsel for appellant).

Summary

A police corporal convicted under s.17(a) MACC Act 2009 for receiving RM700 as inducement to release a suspect appealed against conviction and sentence. The High Court partially allowed the appeal, downgrading the conviction to s.165 Penal Code for obtaining a valuable thing without consideration as a public servant. The sentence was reduced from 9 months to 1 month imprisonment.

What was the outcome of MOHAMED SYAFFIQ BIN MOHAMED SIDEK v Pendakwa Raya?

<p>A police corporal convicted under s.17(a) MACC Act 2009 for receiving RM700 as inducement to release a suspect appealed against conviction and sent...

Cases Cited (3)

MY (3)
[1981] 1 MLJ 165 [1988] 2 CLJ 595 [2024] MLJU 524