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2014 MarsdenLR 26

JUDGMENT

Jeffrey Tan FCJ:

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[1] The appellant was tried and convicted by the High Court for the following two offences.

"Bahawa kamu bersama-sama seorang lagi yang telah meninggal dunia, pada 14 Januari 2008, jam lebih kurang 11.00 pagi, di Kedai Emas Gayathri Tangga Mahligai Jewellers, No 42 Lebuh Pasar, dalam Daerah Timur Laut, dalam Negeri Pulau Pinang, telah melepaskan tembakan yang boleh menyebabkan kematian semasa melakukan rompakan di mana kamu mengetahui rakan sejenayah tersebut ada di bawah jagaan atau kawalannya senjata api dan dengan itu kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan di bawah s 3A Akta Senjata Api (Penalti Lebih Berat) 1971 yang boleh dihukum di bawah seksyen yang sama dan dibaca bersama s 34 Kanun Keseksaan."

[2] Against conviction and sentence for the offence under s 3A of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971 (FIPA), the appellant appealed, but in vain, to the Court of Appeal (see Ravindran Ramasamy v. PP [2014] 1 MLRA 679; [2013] 4 MLJ 665; [2013] 8 CLJ 834; [2013] 4 AMR 502). The appellant appealed to this Court. On 22 September 2014, we unanimously allowed the appeal and set aside the said conviction and sentence. We now give our reasons.

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