KUCHING: A magistrates’ court yesterday sentenced two men to six months in prison for being in possession of counterfeit money.
They appealed the sentence and were released on RM1,000 bail each pending their appeal to the High Court.
According to the facts of the case, on Sept 28 last year, the two 30-year-olds were arrested in Batu Kawah for having a counterfeit RM100 note, two counterfeit RM50 notes and one counterfeit RM20 note.
Both were convicted under Section 489C of the Penal Code read together with Section 34 of the same Act.
In an unrelated case, an Indonesian man was sentenced to two months in prison for having counterfeit notes.
According to the facts of the case, he tried to use a counterfeit RM10 note to buy a bus ticket on Feb 10 around 9am.
A subsequent check found he was carrying another counterfeit RM10 note in his wallet.
Both notes were proven to be counterfeit by Bank Negara.
He was sentenced under Section 489C of the Penal Code.