JUDGMENT

Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin J

Introduction

[1] This grounds of judgment has been prepared in respect of an appeal from the decision of this Court on 16.5.2025 by the Appellant at the High Court Ahmad, Fitry Bin Ahmad Fauzi. Now the Public Prosecutor who is dissatisfied with my decision to convict the said Appellant on a reduced charge of s 6 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 [Act 234] ("the Act") from the original charge of s 6B(1)(a) of the same Act has filed a Notice of Appeal on 28.5.2025. I had sentenced him to 4 years' imprisonment from the date of arrest on 17.7.2020.

[2] The original charge was as follows:

Pertuduhan Pertama

Bahawa kamu pada 17.7.2020 jam lebih kurang 9.15 malam, bertempat di belakang rumah alamat No. 74 Jalan Taiping BT 10 34300 Bagan Serai, dalam daerah Kerian, dalam negeri Perak bagi pihak diri kamu telah menanam tumbuhan jenis cannabis dari mana cannabis boleh diperolehi secara langsung dan dengan itu kamu telah melakukan kesalahan dibawah s 6B(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 dan boleh dihukum dibawah s 6B(3) Akta yang sama.

[3] The offence of cultivating cannabis plant carries a life imprisonment term and not less than 6 strokes of the rotan. He was orig