KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — A boutique owner from Raub, Pahang, was sentenced to a year in prison and one stroke of the cane by the Magistrate’s Court today for cheating a client of RM9,000 last year.
Magistrate Atiqah Mohamed @ Mohamad Saim meted out the sentence on Hasmerun Hashim, 31, after he pleaded guilty to the charge and ordered him to serve the prison sentence starting today.
He was accused of cheating the 29-year-old bride-to-be by deceiving her into transferring RM9,000 via two transactions to his CIMB account, Arjuna Cinta Wedding, for wedding planning services.
Hasmerun allegedly committed the offence at a Taman Shamelin Perkasa, Cheras residence on August 23 and August 25.
He was charged under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which is punishable by between one and ten years of imprisonment, caning, and a fine upon conviction.
Hasmerun, who was unrepresented, appealed for a minimum sentence on the basis that he has dependents, including sickly parents and a school-going sibling.
“I plead guilty to the offence and appeal for the remission of the caning sentence,” he said.
However, deputy public prosecutor Nadia Eleena Jamaluddin Akbal requested a deterrent sentence to serve as a lesson and submitted that there were no mitigating circumstances for the remission of caning.
— Bernama
