Kota Kinabalu: A 32-year-old man was sentenced to 10 months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here for using a forged online payment receipt to purchase a car audio system worth RM1,100.
Magistrate Dzul Elmy Yunus imposed the sentence on Mohd Sobrie Eddie, who pleaded guilty to the charge midway through his trial.
Mohd Sobrie admitted to dishonestly using a forged DuitNow Transfer receipt for RM1,100 as genuine, knowing that the document was forged. He committed the offence in front of the Kedai Speedmart at Plaza Kingfisher, Inanam, near here.
The offence, under Sections 471 and 465 of the Penal Code, carries a maximum jail term of two years, a fine, or both, upon conviction.
During mitigation, Mohd Sobrie, who was unrepresented, asked for a lighter sentence and requested that his jail term take effect from the date of his arrest.
However, Deputy Public Prosecutor Akaash Singh urged the court to impose a substantial custodial sentence and a fine, arguing that the offence had caused losses to the victim.
Akaash also submitted that Mohd Sobrie had only admitted to the charge after one prosecution witness had testified.
According to the facts of the case, the complainant lodged a police report stating that at 8.56pm on Oct 19, 2024, he was in front of the Speedmart store at Plaza Kingfisher when a customer, later identified as Mohd Sobrie, approached him to purchase a car audio system for RM1,100.Mohd Sobrie purportedly made an online payment and sent a receipt showing the RM1,100 transaction via WhatsApp.
He also showed the complainant a display marked “Transaction Successful” for a DuitNow Transfer from a Maybank account to the complainant’s wife’s BSN account under the name Evans DIY before leaving the premises.
However, upon checking the account, the complainant found that the RM1,100 had not been credited.
Unable to contact Mohd Sobrie, the complainant lodged a police report for further action.
Investigations found that Mohd Sobrie had deliberately used the forged payment receipt to deceive the complainant into believing that the transaction had been completed when no payment had been made.
