MIRI: A man was fined RM2,500 and sentenced to three months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for being in possession of a stolen pair of boots.
Arif Saifullah Maksum pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 411 of the Penal Code for receiving or having in his possession a pair of safety boots belonging to one Joseph Leman.
Assistant Senior Registrar Md Syafique Md Hilmie handed down the sentence after considering several factors, including the guilty plea, facts of the case, seriousness of the offence as well as public interest. The offence was committed at 10.30pm on April 16 on a parking lot at a mall in Permyjaya.
Insp Mohd Khairi Mohd Noor prosecuted, while the accused was unrepresented.