whether the security imposed will ensure the attendance of the appellant before the appellate court. See: Set Kon Kim v Public Prosecutor (F.T.C. Appn. 3/1983) (unreported). In Mallal's Criminal Procedure, 4th Edition, page 461, it is stated as follows: “Bail should not be refused on the ground that the accused have been sentenced to a long term of imprisonment or that the granting of bail tends to increase the number of appeals and of protracting the appellate proceedings. The discretion vested in the Court to grant bail should be judiciously exercised in accordance with the principles laid down by the Statutes on the facts of each particular case.” S/N VThUvVsgrki3STkfcBBxiA It is hoped the above principle would serve as guidance to Magistrates and Presidents in the subordinate courts when exercising their discretions in a matter like this particular case which, I feel, ought not to have come before this court but such application could have been granted by the court of first instance. In the above circumstances, I grant this application for a stay of execution. The applicant is released on bail in the sum of $3,000/- with two sureties. [14] Di dalam kes KWK (A Child) v. Public Prosecutor [2003] 4 MLJ 479; [2003] 4 CLJ 51, Mahkamah Rayuan melalui penghakiman yang disampaikan oleh Augustine Paul JCA (beliau pada ketika itu) menyatakan seperti berikut: “The factors that may constitute special circumstances to justify the grant of a stay of execution after conviction are well settled (see, for example, Re Kwan Wah Yip & Anor [1954] MLJ 146; [1954] 1 LNS 78; Ganesan v Public Prosecutor [1983] 2 MLJ 369; [1983] 1 CLJ 300; [1983] CLJ (Rep) 567; Yusof Mohamed v Public Prosecutor [1995] 3 MLJ 66; [1995] 1 LNS 291; Ralph v Public Prosecutor [1972] 1 MLJ 242; [1972] 1 LNS 118). They can be enumerated as follows: