If she defaults on the fine, Siti Nuramira Abdullah, 27, will serve four months in jail.

Judge N Priscilla Hemamalini meted out the sentence after Nuramira pleaded guilty to a charge, under Section 298 of the Penal Code, of uttering words with the deliberate intention of hurting the feelings of others.

Nuramira was earlier standing trial on a charge under Section 298A of the Penal Code for causing disharmony among the Muslim community during her performance on June 4 last year.

Nuramira’s lawyer, Ramesh NP Chandran, said his client decided to change her plea after the prosecution offered the alternative charge under Section 298 of the Penal Code, the New Straits Times (NST) reported.

Under the alternative charge, she was liable, if convicted, to imprisonment for a term of up to one year or a fine, or both.

A conviction under Section 298A would have seen her liable for a mandatory prison sentence of between two and five years.

Nuramira pleaded guilty to deliberately hurting the religious sentiments of others by claiming to have memorised 15 chapters of the Quran before removing her tudung and baju kurung on stage to reveal another set of clothes.

The offence was committed at the Crackhouse Comedy Club in Taman Tun Dr Ismail.

Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Abdul Malik Ayob said the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) accepted representations sent on Nuramira’s behalf on March 16.

“The representations were accepted. Therefore, the prosecution offered alternative charges as per Section 298 of the Penal Code,” said Malik, who pressed for a deterrent sentence as the matter was one of public interest.

Lawyer R Sivaraj, who appeared for Nuramira in court today, pleaded for a minimum sentence as it was her first offence.

“She was married four months ago and wants a peaceful life,” he said, according to the NST report.

“As a wife, she wants to devote herself to her marriage. She (is) very remorseful and (has) apologised to all parties involved.”