KUALA LUMPUR: A lorry driver has pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to charges of armed robbery and committing sexual intercourse against the order of nature with a Thai woman last December.
G. Loganathan, 32, was charged on Friday (Jan 30) with robbing the victim of RM300 in cash using a screwdriver and a crowbar in a car in Taman Gembira here at 2am on Dec 26, 2025.
The charge is under Section 392 of the Penal Code for robbery, read together with Section 397 of the same code, which provides for a maximum prison sentence of 14 years and a fine or whipping, if convicted.
In addition, the accused was also charged with committing unnatural sex against the victim without her consent in the same vehicle along Jalan Midah, Cheras, between 2am and 12.30pm on the same day.
The offence was charged under Section 377C of the Penal Code for non-consensual carnal intercourse, which provides for a prison sentence of five to 20 years and whipping if convicted.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohamad Ikhwan Mohd Nasir did not offer bail due to the severity of the offence and the likelihood of the accused fleeing.
"The accused is also likely to harass the victim and prosecution witnesses since the victim is a Thai national and there was no consent in this case," he added.
Lawyer Charanpal Singh, who represented the accused, requested the court to grant his client bail on the grounds that the accused suffered from a hernia and needed to seek treatment, and was willing to comply with additional conditions.
Judge Dr Azrol Abdullah rejected the accused's bail application and set March 16 as the next mention date. – Bernama
