Businessman gets jail, rotan for cheating using forged documents

IPOH: A businessman was sentenced to 10 years’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here yesterday after he was found guilty of 115 charges of cheating by using forged documents, involving investments of more than RM6 million, six years ago.

Judge Norashima Khalid handed down the sentence on N. Narendran, 41, after finding that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubt against the prosecution’s case.

However, she allowed a stay of the sentence pending an appeal.

Narendran was charged with cheating Hafizul Abdul Hamid, 45, by deceiving the victim into believing that the state government’s order to supply disposable medical equipment to Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here was genuine.

This prompted Hafizul to hand over cheques and cash of between

RM20,000 and RM350,000 to Narendran for investment at four locations here between May and December 2015.

The charges were framed under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which provides a maximum 10year jail term, whipping and a fine, upon conviction.

Narendran was also charged under Section 471 of the Penal Code with dishonestly using several forged documents on the Perak government order as genuine between April and October 2015.

Norashima allowed Narendran bail of RM30,000 to be settled yesterday and ordered him to report to the nearest police station every two weeks pending disposal of the appeal.

Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Nazreen Zabarudin prosecuted, while lawyer R.S.N. Rayer represented Narendran.