KOTA KINABALU: The Sessions Court has postponed its ruling in the case of a Pakistani trader, charged with causing the death of a 16-year-old girl from a moving lorry, to February 12 this year at the end of prosecution’s case, yesterday.
Judge Ishak Bakri fixed the date after making a decision that he would rule for Amir Ali Khan Nawatay’s case following the agreement of both the prosecution and defence.
Amir, 40, is accused of causing the death of Norikah Saliwa, 16, from a moving lorry at Jalan Km 2.8 Langkon, Kota Marudu between 11am and 12.30pm on November 25, 2012.
He faces up to maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment, or with a fine, or both, if found guilty under Section 304 (b) of the Penal Code.
Earlier, the court said that it needed two weeks to decide on this serious matter and to go over the trial’s notes of proceedings.
On January 8, 2013, the court had fixed yesterday’s mention date to decide on which judge should deliver the ruling as the accused had requested for previous judge Duncan Sikodol to deliver the ruling on his case on the grounds that Duncan had tried the case.
Deputy public prosecutor Raja Zaizul Faridah Raja Zaharuddin acted for the prosecution while Dato’ Rakhbir Singh represented the accused.
The prosecution had closed its case on September 6, 2013 with a total of 40 witnesses called since trial commenced on February 7, 2013.