KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here slapped a youth with a one-year good behaviour bond after he was found guilty of disposing five units of stolen excavator components.
Magistrate Zaiton Anuar meted out the sentence on the 20-year-old from Kampung Bangka Semong, Kota Samarahan after he pleaded guilty to a charge framed under Section 414 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of up to seven years, or a fine, or both, upon conviction.
According to case brief, the accused was charged with committing the offence at a recycling centre in Jalan Setia Raja here around 3.30pm on Sept 13.
The complainant, who is the owner of the company, was informed by one of his employees that five units of excavator components, estimated at around RM6,000, had gone missing and believed to be stolen.
The complainant suspected that the components had been taken by one of his employees who was on duty as the driver.
The complainant then lodged a police report for further action, leading to the arrest of the accused on Sept 20.
Investigation found that the accused took the items and sold them at a recycling centre for money.
Inspector Merylene Lindan Andrew Mang prosecuted the case while the accused was unrepresented.
