MOHAMAD IMRAN BIN MOHAMED v Pendakwa Raya

ja-42jsks-5-12-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 3 May 2026 • JA-42JSKS-5-12/2024 • 22 min read
30 cases cited (3 SG, 27 foreign)

Outcome

ORDER [53] Therefore, the Appellant’s appeal is allowed in part as follows: i) The conviction by the sessions court is affirmed; ii) The sentence of 12 years’ imprisonment is affirmed; iii) The sentence of 12 strokes of rotan is varied and reduced to 8 strokes of rotan.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (ja-42jsks-5-12-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Criminal Law — Sexual offences against children — Physical sexual assault — Conviction and sentence — Appeal — Whether prosecution proved case beyond reasonable doubt — Credibility of child witness — Inconsistencies — Misdirection by trial judge — Concurrent findings of fact --- Safe conviction — Appellate interference — Sentencing principles — Whether sentence manifestly excessive — s. 14(a) Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017

Practice Areas

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure

Judges (1)

Abdul Fareed bin Abdul Gafoor Delivered

Counsel (5)

Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Johor Firm Selvam Shanmugam & Partners Firm Azimah Liyana binti Akbar Batcha Counsel Appellant Donald a/l Selvam Counsel Appellant Sharimah Bt Mohd Lutfi Ismail Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Mohamad Imran bin Mohamed Appellant

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 593)
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
Federal Constitution
Penal Code (Cap 574)

Cases Cited (30)

SLR (3)
[1996] 3 SLR 32 [1998] 2 SLR 42 [2000] 4 SLR 96
MY (27)
[1964] MLJ 30 [1969] 2 MLJ 209 [1976] 2 MLJ 256 [1977] 1 MLJ 121 [1980] 1 MLJ 160 [1981] 1 MLJ 212 [1981] 1 MLJ 84 [1982] 1 MLJ 83 [1983] 2 MLJ 232 [1990] 2 MLJ 235 [1991] 3 MLJ 169 [1994] 4 CLJ 450 [2004] 2 CLJ 572 [2005] 2 MLJ 301 [2005] 5 MLJ 409 [2008] 10 CLJ 356 [2009] 9 CLJ 745 [2009] MLJU 748 [2010] 3 MLJ 102 [2011] 8 MLJ 426 [2013] 6 MLJ 885 [2013] MLJU 762 [2015] MLJU 34 [2016] MLJU 856 [2022] MLJU 14 [2023] MLJU 3156 [2024] 3 MLJ 779

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ja-42jsks-5-12-2024)