Section 87
Sentences within competence of First Class Magistrate
of Subordinate Courts Act 1948
A First Class Magistrate may pass any sentence allowed by law not exceeding—
(a)
five years’ imprisonment;
(b)
a fine of ten thousand ringgit;
(c)
whipping up to twelve strokes; or
(d)
any sentence combining any of the sentences aforesaid:
Provided that where, by any law for the time being in force, jurisdiction is given to the Court of any Magistrate to award punishment for any offence in excess of the power prescribed by this section, a First Class Magistrate may, notwithstanding anything herein contained, award the full punishment authorized by that law.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), where a First Class Magistrate has convicted any person and it appears that, by reason of any previous conviction or of his antecedents, a punishment in excess of that prescribed by subsection (1) should be awarded, then the First Class
Magistrate may award the full punishment authorized by law for the offence of which the person has been convicted and shall record his reason for so doing.