Kota Kinabalu: A 23-year-old unemployed man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here with five charges involving cheating and having money believed to have been dishonestly obtained.
Mohammad Harith Ihsan pleaded not guilty before Magistrates Marilyn Kelvin and Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali to all the charges against him.
Before Marilyn, Harith was charged with cheating one Samidah Adim at Kg Rampayan, Manggatal, at 1.30pm on Feb 19.
He allegedly deceived the complainant into handing over a Proton Saga Premium S car for the purported installation of a body kit and dishonestly induced her to also hand over RM370, which she would not have done had she not been deceived.
The offence under Section 420 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of not less than one year and not more than 10 years, whipping and a possible fine, on conviction.
Marilyn fixed April 21 for pre-trial case management (PTCM) and released Harith on bail of RM1,700 in two sureties, with an additional condition that he report to a police station once a month.
Before Wan Farrah, Harith was also charged with cheating one Marlini Dusimin at 3.35pm on Feb 22 in front of Public Bank Donggongon, in Donggongon, Penampang.
He was alleged to have deceived Marlini into believing that he was selling a Proton Saga and dishonestly induced her to transfer RM5,000 into his Touch ‘n Go account.
The offence also under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
Wan Farrah set April 23 for PTCM and allowed bail of RM2,000 in two sureties.
Harith also faced three separate charges of having money suspected to have been obtained dishonestly in his Bank Islam account.
On the first count, he was alleged to have had RM18 believed to have been dishonestly obtained from one Rizamier Mohd Fhadzree in his account at Kg Tebobon, Manggatal, at 8.16pm on Aug 29, 2025.
On the second count, he was alleged to have had RM45 believed to have been dishonestly obtained from the same complainant at 11.24am on Aug 31, 2025.
On the third count, he was alleged to have had RM21 believed to have been dishonestly obtained from the same complainant at 2.09pm on the same day.
The charges were framed under Section 22A(1) of the Minor Offences Ordinance (Sabah Cap 80), which provides a fine of RM100, or imprisonment of up to three months, or both, on conviction.
Wan Farrah fixed April 23 for PTCM and released Harith on bail of RM1,000 in two sureties.
The prosecution was conducted by Inspectors Yusdi Basri and Mohamad Hamidi Mohamad Hamzah.
