KUCHING: A 41-year-old man was sentenced to three years’ jail by the Magistrate Court here after he pleaded guilty to a house-breaking charge yesterday.
Su Chu Seng, who appeared before Magistrate Zulhairil Sulaiman, admitted breaking into a house in Siburan last March 9 at 8.15pm.
He was convicted under Section 457 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum 14 years’ jail and shall also be liable to a fine upon conviction.
Su requested to serve jail time in Sri Aman.
In the same court, Mohd Ridzuwan Aris, 23, was sentenced to five months’ jail and fined a total of RM1,100 in default 30 days jail after he pleaded guilty to three charges.
On the first charge, he was sentenced to five months’ jail for stealing a component of a heavy machinery worth RM400 at a house in Jalan Datuk Stephen Yong here last March 9 at 12pm.
He was convicted under Section 379 of the Penal Code, which provides for a maximum jail term of seven years or a fine, or both.
On the second charge, under Section 447 of the Penal Code, he admitted to trespassing into the house at Jalan Datuk Stephen Yong, and for that he was fined RM800 in default 20 days jail.
On the third charge under Section 25(n)(1) of the National Registration Regulations 1990, he was fined RM300 in default 10 days jail for failing to present his MyKad when police asked for it during his arrest.
Meanwhile, in the Sessions Court, a man pleaded not guilty to a robbery charge yesterday.
Judge Allaudeen Ismail fixed March 27 for pre-trial case management and June 23 and 25 for hearing.
Chiam Ming Howe allegedly robbed a woman of RM350 in cash at Taman Desa Wira here on March 2, 2014, at about 5.30pm.
The offence, framed under Section 395 of the Penal Code, provides for a maximum of 20 years’ imprisonment and liable to whipping, upon conviction.