Introduction

[1] The Appellant in this case had filed a Notice of Appeal to the High Court against the decision of the Taiping Magistrate's Court which had sentenced him to a 1 year imprisonment term for an offence under s 12(3) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 on 16 January 2024 ("the second charge") in Criminal Case No AB-83D-1601-11/2023 where he pleaded guilty. It was ordered that the 1 year term was to begin upon completion of the Appellant's current imprisonment sentence of 7 years from the date of arrest on 12 April 2023 for an offence under s 307 of the Penal Code in Criminal Case No AA-62-35-04/2023 wherein he had pleaded guilty at 25 the Ipoh Sessions Court ("the first charge") on 20 November 2023.

[2] The charge at the Taiping Magistrate's Court on 2 November 2023 was:

"Bahawa kamu 17 October 2023 jam lebih kurang 1620hrs di Lokap UKP Bahagian Pemeriksaan Penjara Taipi