Su Geok Yiam J:

[1] This is an appeal by the appellant against the sentence of nine months imprisonment from the date of arrest and one (1) whipping which was imposed by the Klang Magistrate's court on both the respondents on 26 September 2007.

[2] On 12 August 2007 the respondents were charged in the Klang Magistrate's court as follows:

Bahawa kamu, bersama-sama dengan seorang lagi yang masih bebas, pada 12 August 07 jam lebih kurang 12.25 pagi, di rumah alamat no: 548 Jalan Jambu, Pandamaran, di dalam daerah Klang, di dalam Negeri Selangor, dengan niat bersama, seperti yang ditakrifkan di bawah s 34 Kanun Keseksaan, telah merompak, Noorhafizul bin Abllah (KPT: 850708-13-5463) iaitu 2 telefon bimbit jenis Nokia dan wang tunai RM524.00 dan semasa melakukan rompakan itu, kamu bersenjatakan dengan kayu dan dengan itu, kamu telah melakukan suatu kesalahan yang boleh dihukum dibawah s 392 dan 397 Kanun Keseksaan.

Facts Of The Case

[3] The facts of the case are, briefly, as follows:

[4] On 12 August 207 at 12.25am while the complainant and his friend, Mohd Firdaus bin Jamlus ("Firdaus") were in a room in a house rented by their employer for his employees at the address stated in the c