Besides imposing an RM8,000 bail with one surety, Judge Norashima Khalid also ordered Sugu, 30, who had pleaded guilty to the charge, to pay cost of RM3,000 to the prosecution.

He was charged with committing the offence at the parking lot of Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here, between 4pm and 6pm on July 21 last year.

When handing down the decision, Norashima said she took into account the mitigation by the defence and their representation application for the prosecution to review the case.

Lawyer Syahrul Nizam Mohd Rabi, representing Sugu, had requested for his client to be placed on good behaviour bond under Section 294 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) on grounds that the incident happened following a misunderstanding.

He said Sugu also had no previous record and had two children to support.

“He was also one of the candidates for the Ipoh City Child Icon for his contributions, which had to some extent made Perak famous,” Syahrul Nizam said, adding that Sugu also regretted his action and promised not to repeat his mistake.

Deputy public prosecutor Liyana Zawani Mohd Radzi, who prosecuted, did not object.

On Sept 17 last year, the Ipoh Sessions Court had given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal to Sugu on a charge of assaulting Pavithra, 28, after his wife took an oath to withdraw the charge voluntarily without coercion and intimidation, during the proceedings.