JUDGMENT

Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet J:

Introduction

[1] On 4 March 2022, the appellant was convicted for an offence under s 45A(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 (" RTA ", in this judgment, the provisions refer to the unless otherwise stated). He was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment and fined RM 10,000.00 in default six months imprisonment. All classes of his driving licence were suspended for two years from the date of conviction. Dissatisfied with the decision, the appellant appealed against the said decision. The learned Magistrate granted a stay of execution for the imprisonment sentence pending the disposal of the appeal with the bail of RM5,000.00.

[2] The charge against the appellant reads as follows:

"Bahawa kamu pada 1 Januari 2021 jam lebih kurang 01.25 hrs diJalan Sultan Iskandar, Ipoh sebagai pemandu motokar KBM 2662 telah memandu kenderaan tersebut dimana kadar alkohol dalam darah di dalam badan kamu dldapati sebanyak 151mg alkohol dalam 100ml darah, iaitu lebih 101 mg daripada had yang ditetapkan iaitu 50mg/100ml dan oleh yang demikian itu, kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan dibawah s 45A(1) Akta Pengangkutan Jalan 1987 dan boleh dihukum di bawah Akta yang