Pendakwa Raya v 1. ) NOR AZMI BIN AHMAD 2. ) ROHANISAH BINTI YUSOF 3. ) NORMANISAH BINTI AHMAD

ca-45a-1-01-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 28 October 2025 • CA-45A-1-01/2023

Catchwords

Criminal law — Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 — Possession and trafficking — ss. 12(2), 12(3), 39A(1), 39A(2), 39B — Plea bargaining — Reduction of capital charge — Accused pleaded guilty to substituted charge Criminal procedure — Guilty plea — s. 178 Criminal Procedure Code — Whether plea voluntary, informed and unequivocal — Court satisfied statutory safeguards complied with Sentencing — Principles — Proportionality — Deterrence — Public interest — Weight and type of drugs — Guilty plea as mitigating factor — Limits in drug offences Sentencing — Caning — Statutory exemption — Accused above 50 years — s. 289 Criminal Procedure Code — Whether imprisonment may be enhanced in lieu of caning — Comparative reference to Singapore jurisprudence — Discretion of court Sentencing — Enhancement of custodial sentence — Loss of deterrent and retributive effect of caning — Seriousness of offence — No compelling mitigating circumstances — Imprisonment of 11 years appropriate and not manifestly excessive Outcome – Conviction recorded on guilty plea — Sentence of 11 years’ imprisonment (from date of arrest).

Practice Areas

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure

Judges (1)

Mohd Radzi bin Harun Delivered

Parties (4)

Pendakwa Raya Prosecutor Nor Azmi bin Ahmad Accused Normanisah binti Ahmad Accused Rohanisah binti Yusof Accused

Judgment

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