Kota Kinabalu: A 24-year-old man was fined RM5,000, or jailed one month by the Traffic Court here on Wednesday for displaying a false number plate on his motorcycle.
Mohd Amirul Mohd Khairil pleaded guilty before Magistrate Marilyn Kelvin to using a different registration number on his motorcycle, which is actually registered as SJC 6146, with the intention of deceiving the authorities.
The offence was committed at 12.30am on Sept 28, 2024 along Jalan Papar-Kota Kinabalu, near Public Bank Putatan.
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The facts of the case presented by the prosecution stated that on the day of the incident, Amirul was stopped at a roadblock under “Ops Samseng Jalanan” at the said area.
He was riding a Yamaha YZF-R15M motorcycle.
Upon inspection, officers discovered that the number plate displayed on the rear of the motorcycle did not match its actual registration.
Amirul was then taken to the Traffic Division of the Penampang District Police Headquarters for further investigation.
Further checks revealed that the accused had deliberately used a number plate registered to a Proton Saga on the Yamaha YZF-R15M, which was in fact registered under the number SJC 6146.
The number plate used did not belong to the motorcycle and was placed with the intention of misleading the authorities.
In the same court, a 20-year-old man was fined RM500, or jailed 14 days for failing to properly display the registration number on his motorcycle.
Muhd Syahrul Amirul admitted to committing the offence at 3.49om on May 1 this year, along Jalan Kota Kinabalu–Penampang, near Yue Min.
The charge against Syahrul stated that he was riding a motorcycle without properly displaying the assigned number plate as required by law.
The charge was framed under Section 14(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 and is punishable under Section 14(4) of the same Act, which provides for a fine of between RM300 and RM3,000, on conviction.
In another case, an unemployed man was charged with threatening to cause harm or death to another individual.
Muhd Fizwan Parman pleaded not guilty to committing the offence against Helmi Stenyfarukzula Dee with the intention of causing fear and injury or even death at 10.30pm on June 29, his year at a house in Taman Indah Permai.
The charge under Section 506 of the Penal Code, carries a punishment of up to seven years’ imprisonment, or a fine, or both, on conviction.
Inspector Yusdi Basri, prosecuting, did not offer bail as the offence is non-bailable, but proposed RM6,000 in two sureties should the court choose to allow it.
Magistrate Marilyn fixed August 25 for pre-trial case management and released the accused on bail of RM3,500 in two sureties, with additional conditions to report to the nearest police station once a month until the case is disposed of, and not to tamper with the complainant.
