JUDGMENT

Prabakaran Rajoo M:

(End Of Prosecution's Case)

Introduction

[1] This case involves an offence of outraging modesty. The accused, a doctor at a private clinic, has been charged and tried in this court under s 354 of the Penal Code (" PC "). The complainant ("SP2") is a patient who sought treatment from the accused at his clinic.

[2] The charge against the accused is as follows:

"Pertuduhan Bahawa kamu pada 12 September 2021 jam lebih kurang 10.50 pagi bertempat di Klinik Perubatan Mutiara Selama PT 3742, Jalan Menteri 34100 Selama, di dalam Daerah Larut Matang (Selama), di dalam Negeri Perak telah didapati menggunakan kekerasan jenayah kepada SP2 No Kpt: XXXXXX-XX-XXXX dengan niat untuk mencabul kehormatannya dan oleh yang demikian kamu telah melakukan suatu kesalahan yang boleh dihukum di bawah s 354 Kanun Keseksaan."

[3] To protect the identity of the complainant in this case, this court will not disclose the complainant's full name or identification number. Instead, the court will refer to the complainant as SP2 in this judgment.

[4] The prosecution called a total of five (5) witnesses during the trial at the prosecution stage. They also tendered seven (7) exhibits, while the