KUALA LUMPUR: An operator of an unregistered children's home has pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to two charges of committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature against a 15-year-old boy.
On the first count, S Valan, 31, was charged under Section 377B of the Penal Code with committing the acts against the victim at a condominium in Segambut between 11pm and 2am on Jan 2, 2023. The offence carries up to 20 years' imprisonment and caning upon conviction.
For the second charge, he is accused of committing the same act against the same victim at 2pm on Nov 22, 2023, under Section 377C of the Penal Code (Act 574), which provides for imprisonment of between five and 20 years and caning.
Deputy public prosecutor Md Subri Hashim did not offer bail for the accused on the grounds that the offences are not bailable.
"Should the court wish to exercise its discretion to grant bail, the prosecution requests that a high bail be set, taking into account that the victim was a minor at the time of the incident, besides the fact that the accused was a person entrusted with the care of the victim.
"The prosecution also requests the court to set bail at RM20,000 for each charge, with additional conditions that the accused's passport be surrendered to the court, that he be prohibited from interfering with prosecution witnesses, including the complainant and that he report to the nearest police station once a month," he submitted.
Valan's lawyer Nur Amalina Md Daud requested a low bail, citing that her client's mother is a housewife and applied for him to be exempted from surrendering his passport.
"Previously, my client was charged at the Ampang Sessions Court and his passport was surrendered to that court for a different offence," she said.
The proceedings were attended by a watching brief for the complainant and representatives from Pertubuhan Kebangkitan Tiga Tangan Selangor.
Judge Suhaila Haron then allowed the accused to be released on RM9,000 bail for each charge with one surety and set June 8 for the next case mention.
On April 9, Valan pleaded not guilty at the Ampang Sessions Court to four charges of committing physical sexual assault against four boys aged from 13 and 16.
The court allowed him to be released on bail of RM30,000 for all charges and set June 10 for case mention. – Bernama
