Pendakwa Raya v MOHAMMAD IRWAN BIN KAIROMAN

jb-42jskh-8-10-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 22 April 2026 • JB-42JSKH-8-10/2025 • 10 min read

11 cases cited (2 SG, 9 foreign)

Catchwords

Criminal law – Section 376(1) Penal Code – Rape of a minor – Pleaded guilty to two separate offences Sentences – concurrent or consecutive Victim – Child of 13 years old – Adequacy of sentence – serious offence – No extenuating circumstances.

Practice Areas

Criminal law

Judges (1)

Kalyana Kumar Sockalingam Delivered

Counsel (4)

Johor State Legal Advisor's Office Firm Lydiana Chambers Firm Norhafizah binti Abdullah Counsel Respondent Siti Asmah binti Zainal Ariffin Counsel Prosecution

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Appellant Mohammad Irwan bin Kairoman Respondent

Statutes Cited

Penal Code (Cap 574)

Cases Cited (11)

SLR (2)

[1995] 1 SLR 537 [2001] 3 SLR 313

MY (9)

[1975] 2 MLJ 134 [1981] 1 MLJ 316 [1985] 2 MLJ 414 [1988] 2 MLJ 66 [1989] 2 MLJ 276 [2004] 2 MLJ 534 [2005] 5 CLJ 493 [2015] 4 CLJ 869 [2025] MLJU 214

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