KUALA PILAH: A 46-year-old man who pleaded guilty five months ago to a charge of causing hurt to his wife in a Tampin court was again charged on Thursday (April 27) for a similar offence allegedly committed on Monday (April 24).
S. Ragubalan pleaded guilty after the charge was read to him before Magistrate Saiful Sayoti.
He was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to his 41-year-old wife by punching her on the face and hitting her head against the floor, which caused the victim to suffer injuries to her face, forehead and neck.
The accused was charged with committing the offence at a house in Taman Molek in Gemas around 9.15am on April 24.
Ragubalan was charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code, punishable under Section 326A of the same legislation.
Offenders can be jailed up to a year or a fine of up to RM2,000 or both upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Yap Tsu Sheng then told the court that the accused had been charged with a similar offence at the Tampin magistrate's court last November.
"Then, he was sentenced to serve one day in jail and fined RM1,500 after pleading guilty. He has now committed the same offence," he said, adding that the offence was non-bailable.
Ragubalan, who was unrepresented, appealed for bail as he was diabetic and had only secured a job almost two months ago.
The court then refused the accused bail and fixed May 8 for mention.
