KUCHING: A man and a woman were released on court bail of RM4,000 with one surety each after they pleaded not guilty to unlawful transfer of possession, custody and control of a three-day-old boy in 2011.
The Magistrate’s court here fixed May 29 for the pre-trial case management and hearing on July 24 and 25 for the case involving Kamaruszaman Mohamad Hussin, 34, and Kang Hee Choo, 36.
They had allegedly committed the offence on Dec 23, 2011, at about 5pm at a government hospital here with the intention of unlawfully transferring possession, custody and control of the Chinese baby.
They are charged under Section 48 of the Child Act 2001 and can be charged under Section 34 of the Penal Code.
The penalty upon conviction is a fine not exceeding RM10,000 or imprisonment of not more than five years, or both.
In a separate case, a teenage boy from Kampung Tabuan Hilir was released on RM5,000 court bail with one surety after he pleaded not guilty to two charges of stealing a motorcycle.
The Magistrate’s court fixed pre-trial case management on June 18 and trial dates on July 29 and 30 for this case involving Noornashrah Razemi, 19.
In the first charge, at about noon on May 13 at Jalan Merdeka in Petra Jaya, he was alleged to have stolen a Honda EX-5 motorcycle worth about RM2,000.
He is being charged under Section 379A of the Penal Code, in which the penalty upon conviction is a jail term of not less than a year but not more than seven years, and a fine.
For the second charge, he was alleged to have, at the same time and place, been unable to produce his identity card when asked to do so by the police for investigation purposes.
As such, he is deemed to have committed an offence under Rule 7 of the National Registration Act 1959 (Act 78) and Regulations. He can also be charged under Rule 25(1)(a) of the same Act.
For this charge, he may faced a jail term of not more than three years or fined, or both.