MELAKA: A 50-year-old e-hailing driver claimed trial at the Sessions Court in Ayer Keroh to two charges of possessing a knife without lawful authority and using it to instil fear in a young female shopper.
The accused, Lim Toh Seng, entered the plea before Judge Raja Noor Adilla Raja Mahyaldin on Thursday (Feb 12).
For the first charge, the accused is alleged to have possessed a knife without lawful authority, an offence under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1957.
The provision carries a penalty of imprisonment of not less than five years and up to 10 years, or a fine not exceeding RM10,000, or both, upon conviction.
For the second charge, he is accused of intentionally causing fear to a 21-year-old woman by chasing her while armed with a knife.
The offence, framed under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation, is punishable with imprisonment of up to two years, or a fine, or both.
The accused was alleged to have committed both offences at the parking area of a shopping mall here at about 9.30pm on February 7.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohd Asri Abd Rahman Sidik prosecuted while the accused was represented by lawyer Ishak Mohd Kari.
The court granted bail of RM8,000 for the first charge and RM3,000 for the second, each with one surety.
The court also fixed March 26 as the next mention date.
