Mohd Radzi Abdul Hamid JC:

Matter Before This Court

[1] This an appeal by the Prosecution against sentence. The First and Second Respondents were convicted for an offence under s 317 of the Penal Code resulting from a plea of guilty before the Magistrate Court of Butterworth, Pulau Pinang.

[2] The charge ("Charge") read as follows:

"Bahawa kamu bersama-sama pada 23 April 2019 antara 12.30 tengah hari hingga 1.30 petang di kawasan perkarangan Masjid Lama Ara Kuda, Tasek Gelugor, di dalam Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, di dalam Negeri Pulau Pinang, telah meninggalkan seorang bayi yang baru dilahirkan dengan niat hendak membuang bayi tersebut di mana kamu merupakan ibu dan nenek bayi tersebut, oleh yang demikian kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan di bawah s 317 Kanun Keseksaan dan boleh dihukum di bawah peruntukan yang sama serta dibaca bersama s 34 Kanun Keseksaan".

Proceedings Before The Magistrate

[3] Both Respondents were represented by Counsel appointed by National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK). Both Respondents admitted to the Facts of the Case (Exhibit P1), the photographs of scene of the crime (Exhibit P6A-B) and photographs of the infant (Exhibit P7A-B). Apart from those exh