High Court cuts businessman’s jail term for assaulting wife to 5 years
It says the 16-year sentence imposed by a lower court was 'extremely excessive'.
The High Court in Malaysia has reduced the 16-year jail term of businessman Ashok Kumar, convicted of assaulting his wife, to five years. The original sentence was deemed "extremely excessive" by Justice Suriyati Hasimah Hashim. The court ruled that the injuries suffered by M Jothi were not severe enough to warrant a doubled jail term under Section 326A of the Penal Code.
Ashok Kumar slapped his wife and used a belt to hit her after discovering she had spoken to a former employee about marital issues. Jothi denied the affair, stating she only discussed her marital problems with the employee. The court overturned the caning imposed by the sessions court, stating that neither Section 324 nor Section 326A provides for caning.
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