“Even the age of 100 is rarely reached by people in the world,” he said, thus, the appellant is unlikely to reach that age.
Klang Sessions Court judge Datin M Kunasundary had imposed the punishment at the trial. In her judgment, Kunasundary had said the offence was abominable and had blighted the child’s future, reported The Star.
Azmi said in terms of punishment, Section 377B of the Penal Code (rape offence) provides that the jail term that can be imposed is up to 20 years.
“The Sessions Court judge, in this case, used the discretion for all the 10-year jail sentences to run consecutively, and this made the sentence a staggering 1,050 years in prison, a number that can be said to be a record in our country,” he explained.
“So far, there is no rule that says that total punishment that can be imposed cannot exceed a number that is considered a maximum. However, the court during its sentencing needs to assess many factors,” he said.