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IN THE MATTER OF THE HIGH COURT IN MALAYA AT IPOH 5 IN THE STATE OF PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN 10 15 20 25 30 40 45 50 55 65 70 75 80 90 95 100 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 170 175 180 185 190 195 200 205 210 215 220 225 230 235 240 245 255 260 265 270 275 285 290 295 300 305 310 315 320 court is to decide the appropriate sentence in any criminal case. In deciding the appropriate sentence, a court should always be guided by certain considerations. The first and foremost is the public interest. In that context the interest of justice should no 375 doubt take into account the interest of 325 the offender. But it is often forgotten that the interest of justice must also include the interest of the community. In assessing sentence, the court should balance the interest of the offender with the interest of the victim and strike a balance, not, of course forgetting that the interest of 380 the public 330 should be of the uppermost consideration (underlined is emphasised) [14]. 335 340 varied the High Court order as we refused to submit to public opinion; public opinion is like the sword of Damocles that hover over the head of any trial judge, constantly intimidating the court to surrender to the unreasonable demands of the 345 [15]. 350 360 365 370 375 380 385 395 400 405 415 420 425 435 440 Dated : 4 December 2025 [MOSES SUSAYAN] 445 JUDGE HIGH COURT IN MALAYA AT IPOH, PERAK Counsel : 450 For the appellant : Izzat Fakhri bin Halimi Advocates and Solicitors [Messrs Alif, Hafiz & Partners] Ipoh, Perak 455 For the respondent : Geetha Jora Singh Deputy Public Prosecutor Prosecution Unit [Perak State Legal Advisor office] 460 Ipoh, Perak 465 470