SWEETHEART PRINCIPLE

Mahkamah ini sependapat dengan kes Nor Afizal Azizan v. PP [2012] 6 CLJ 370; [2012] 6 MLJ
171 yang memetik kes PP v. Mohammad Arfah Jasmi [2008] 7 CLJ 836:

that the safeguard into ensuring similar offences of consensual sex among teenagers will not
happen starts at home and in school. At home where parents should impose discipline and
religious knowledge to ensure that teenagers would not put themselves in situation which
will bring about this kind of offence and in school where sex education can be taught so that
both girls and boys are aware of the dire consequences of engaging in premarital sex.

YA Hakim dalam kes tersebut telah merujuk kepada kes Nor Afizal bin Azizan v. PP [2012] 6
CLJ 370 CA di mana YA Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan memutuskan seperti berikut:

"As stated earlier, the learned JC in substituting the sentence with five years imprisonment
was concerned that cases of statutory rape involving teenagers are common occurrence.
According to him, if a light sentences is imposed, it will not have a deterrent effect in
combating crime of this nature. We are equally concerned, especially in this case where the
victim at the time of the offence was only 13 years and 4 months of age. But the appellant
was not very much older than the victim. Both were teenagers. They both made a mistake in
egaging in premarital sex. No doubt, the appellant had committed an offence, but should
custodial sentence be the only safeguard into ensuring similar offences of consensual sex
among teenagers will not happen?"

Hakim Sesyen menyatakan:

Current Law Journal

PP lwn. MUHAMMAD SYAFIEE ROSLI

MAHKAMAH TINGGI MALAYA, KUALA LUMPUR MOHAMAD SHARIFF ABU SAMAH PK

[RAYUAN JENAYAH NO: 42H-28-04-2015] 28 JANUARI 2016

Faktor maha penting yang diambil kira ialah masa depan tertuduh tidak harus dimusnahkan
sama sekali dengan penjara yang lebih lama memandangkan tertuduh masih berusia muda
dan masih mempunyai masa yang panjang untuk hidup beliau masih berpeluang untuk
belajar, mengambil peperiksaan atau mencari kemahiran setelah keluar penjara dalam usia
yang masih lagi muda.

Peluang kedua harusnya diberikan kepada beliau untuk membakti kepada keluarga dan
masyarakat...
PP V GUNAWAN

keputusan Raus Sharif PMR di dalam kes Nor Afizal bin Azizan v. Public Prosecutor [2012] 6
CLJ 370; [2012] 6 MLJ 171 bolehlah dijadikan panduan. Di dalam kes tersebut telah
diputuskan:

[17] As stated earlier, the learned JC in substituting the sentence with five years
imprisonment was concerned that cases of statutory rape involving teenagers are common
occurrence. According to him, if a light sentence is imposed, it will not have a deterrent effect
in combating crime of this nature. We are equally concerned, especially in this case where the
victim at the time of the offence was only 13 years and four months of age. But the appellant
was not very much older than the victim. Both were teenagers. They both made a mistake in
engaging in premarital sex. No doubt, the appellant had committed an offence, but should
custodial sentence be the only safeguard into ensuring similar offences of
consensual sex among teenagers will not happen?

[18] In this aspect we are inclined to agree with what was expressed by Hamid Sultan Abu
Backer JC (as he then was) in Public Prosecutor v. Mohamad Arfah Jasmi [2008] 7 CLJ 836;
[2007] MLJU 500 that the safeguard into ensuring similar offences of
consensual sex among teenagers will not happen starts at home and in school. At home
where parents should impose discipline and religious knowledge to ensure
that teenagers would not put themselves in situation which will bring about this kind of
offence and in school where sex education can be taught so that both girls and boys are aware
of the dire consequences of engaging in premarital sex.

Atas dasar kepentingan awam jugalah Mahkamah tidak mengenakan hukuman penjara yang
lebih lama.

... adalah isu pemakaian prinsip undang-undang dengan mengambil kira secara komprehensif
masalah dan cabaran semasa dalam bidang sosio ekonomi, tenaga kerja, migrasi, pendidikan,
bencana alam, kebajikan sosial dan sebagainya.

ii. Nor Afizal bin Azizan v. Pendakwa Raya [2012] 6 CLJ 370; [2012] MLJU 812 di mana
melibatkan satu kes rogol di bawah umur atas dasar suka sama suka seperti dalam kes ini, di
mana Presiden Mahkamah Rayuan Tan Sri Md Raus Shariff telah merujuk kepada kes Tukiran
bin Taib v. Public Prosecutor [1955] 1 LNS 166; [1955] 21 MLJ 24 di mana Bellamy J.
menyatakan:

"it is desirable that young offenders, that offenders between the ages of 17 and 21, who are
first offenders should be kept out of prison".