JUDGMENT

Zaleha Mohd Yusuf Pan JC:

A. Introduction

[1] The Appellant, Nego Anak Ahaw, was charged with an offence of voluntary causing grievous hurt to his biological son using a machete, an offence punishable under s 326 of the Penal Code ("PC") read together with s 326A of the Code.

[2] The Appellant pleaded guilty to the offence as charged at the Sessions Court on 3 April 2024. Upon conviction, he was sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment from his date of arrest on 26 March 2024.

[3] Dissatisfied with the sentence, the appellant filed an appeal to this Court on 12 April 2024 ("the Appeal"). On 18 March 2025, this Court declined to invoke its revisionary powers under s 325 of the Criminal Procedure Code ("CPC"), dismissed the appeal, and affirmed the sentence imposed by the learned Sessions Court Judge.

[4] The Appellant subsequently lodged a further appeal to the Court of Appeal on 12 April 2024. The following sets out this Court 's full grounds of decision.

B. Appeal & Revision

[5] The grounds of appeal against the sentence imposed are set out in the Petitions of Appeal contained in the Record of Appeal and Supplementary Record of Appeal.

[6] Additionally, in his written submi