SEREMBAN: A 27-year-old man pleaded not guilty at a Magistrate's Court here to a charge of allowing his bank account to be used by a third party.

Lee Shin Nam, who works in a food and beverage outlet, claimed trial after the charge was read to him before Magistrate Saiful Sayoti.

He was charged with committing the offence at 4.51pm on March 26 at a bank in Taman Semarak, Nilai.

The accused was charged under Section 424B of the Penal Code which carries a fine of between RM10,000 and RM100,000 or imprisonment of up to seven years or both upon conviction.

Section 424B of the Penal Code in Malaysia addresses the offence of giving possession or control of a bank account to another person without lawful authority or purpose.

In most instances, these accounts are then used as mule accounts and to carry out scams.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Nik Nur 'Aqilah Syarfa Nik Zaidi then offered the accused bail of RM6,000 pending mention.

However, his lawyer from the Legal Aid Department, Chrysandy Lai asked for a lower amount as the accused would be bailed by his lorry driver father who earned about RM2,000 a month.

Saiful then set bail at RM3,000 with one surety and fixed Aug 21 for mention.