Mohd Radzi Abdul Hamid JC:

Preface

[1] By a letter dated 13 November 2019 the Prosecution wrote to this Court seeking this Court's powers of revision with regards to the conviction and sentence that was passed by the Sessions Court on the Respondent ("Application").

Background

[2] The Respondent was charged with an offence under reg 21(1) of the Control of Supplies Regulations 1974 ("Regulations") and punishable under s 22(1) of the Control of Supplies Act 1961 ("Act").

[3] The Charge read as follows ("Charge"):

Bahawa kamu pada 28 September 2017, lebih kurang jam 10.45 pagi di premis Sogas Trading beralamat No Lot 20034, Mukim 11, Kampung Bukit, 11900 Bayan Lepas di dalam Daerah Barat Daya dalam Negeri Pulau Pinang sebagai seorang Pemegang Lesen Runcit (No KR 06273) Barang-Barang Kawalan Berjadual iaitu Gas Petroleum Cecair dengan Had Kuantiti sebanyak 1500 kilogram telah didapati memiliki sebanyak 3906 kilogram Gas Petroleum Cecair melebihi had kuantiti yang dinyatakan di dalam lesen yang mana telah melanggar Peraturan 10(1) Peraturan-Peraturan Kawalan Bekalan 1974 dan oleh yang demikian satu kesalahan di bawah Peraturan 21(1) Peraturan-Peraturan Kawalan Bekalan 1974 dan bole