Jakir Hossain, 51, entered his plea after two charges were read out before magistrate Aina Azahra Arifin.

He was accused of possessing and using a MyKad belonging to Lim Mei Cheow at a Shell station at Jalan Pahang, Wangsa Maju, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, to purchase subsidised petrol.

He also committed a similar offence involving another MyKad belonging to Yap Thin Wuei.

The offences were committed between April 8 and April 22.

The charges were framed under Regulation 25(1)(o) of the National Registration Regulations 1990, which carries a maximum fine of RM20,000, or up to three years’ jail, or both.

Aina imposed a RM5,000 fine for each charge.

She also ordered Jakir to serve seven months’ jail for each offence, to run concurrently, in default of payment.

Deputy public prosecutor Hench Goh had earlier urged the court to impose an appropriate sentence, saying that the MyKad owners had suffered losses as their subsidised petrol quotas were used.

He said Jakir could have returned the MyKads but instead used them to purchase subsidised fuel despite knowing they did not belong to him.

Defence lawyer Carmen Low asked the court to impose only a fine, saying her client had learnt his lesson.

She said Jakir is married and is the sole breadwinner of his family. He earned RM900 a month and a first-time offender, she added.

Low also said that her client had been remanded since April 23 and spent 12 days in custody.