A father of three was sentenced to three months in jail by a magistrates’ court for stealing a bunch of bananas from a farm in Rengit last Saturday.
Magistrate Nurasidah A Rahman made the judgment after Muhammad Fadil Ismail, 35, entered his guilty plea.
He was accused of stealing a bunch of bananas belonging to a man, 56, in Parit Jaya, Kampung Sungai Bagan Laut, Rengit, at 9.45am on 4 January.
The charge carries a penalty of up to seven years’ imprisonment, a fine or both.
The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutor Farah Wahidah Mohd Sharip and prosecuting officer Inspector Ling Shao Shen, while the accused was represented by Kamarularifin Nordin from the National Legal Aid Foundation.
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