HIGH COURT MALAYA, PENANG
MUTHUKARPAN IRLANDI – Appellant
Versus
DEPUTY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR & ANOR – Respondent
JUDGMENT
RK Nathan J:
Facts
The 2nd respondent was charged Magistrate's Court for an offence under s. 381 of the Penal Code. He was found guilty and sentenced to ten months' imprisonment. The 2nd respondent, a Bangladeshi, was employed by the appellant who was dealing in watches. The charge to which the 2nd respondent pleaded guilty was this:
Bahawa kamu pada 23hb. September 1998, jam lebih kurang 6.00 petang, di gerai No. 10 Jalan Pantai Emas Batu Feringghi, dalam Daerah Timur Laut, di dalam Negeri Pulau Pinang, sebagai orang gaji oleh seorang bernama Muthukarpan a/l Irlandi K/P 470707-07-5599, dengan niat curang telah mencuri (21) utas jam tangan pelbagai jenama berharga lebih kurang RM400 kepunyaannya, oleh yang demikian itu kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan yang boleh dihukum di bawah Seksyen 381 Kanun Keseksaan.
The facts relating to the charge which the 2nd respondent admitted to are as in exh. P1 which read as follows:
Jam lebih kurang 6.00 petang 23/9/98 pengadu telah membuat pemeriksaan barang-barang perniagaan di kedainya No. 10, Jalan Pantai Emas, Batu Feringghi, Pulau Pinang, setelah buat pemeriksaan pengadu dapati sejumlah jam tangan pelbagai jenama telah berkurangan, peng
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