“Did you ask my permission to take photos?” – Inspector Sheila ‘Warns’ Media Before Pleading Lower Bail in Court

Early last month, it was reported that the controversial police officer, known as Inspector Sheila, had once again gone viral following a video showing her mocking a group of police officers who stopped and searched a foreign man who had been riding a motorcycle without a license.

During the incident, she reportedly accused the officers of not knowing the law, belittled their actions and claimed that they threatened the foreign man.

One of the police officers later filed a report against her, and the case was investigated under Section 186 of the Penal Code for obstructing a public servant in the performance of their duties, as well as Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act for insulting behaviour.

A warning to photographers

According to a report by Harian Metro and Sinar Harian, she arrived at the Kuala Lumpur Magistrate’s Court today (12 November) in a white police van to face her charges, to which she had pleaded not guilty. As soon as she got out of the vehicle, she greeted and spoke to media personnel who were present at the scene.

“Good afternoon, everyone. How are you? Good? Any questions, you can ask me later, okay? It was nice to meet you all. A good day for Malaysia,” she said.

Despite seeming friendly to the media personnel, she also served a ‘warning’ to those who took her picture.

“Did you ask for my permission to take pictures? That’s my right. You can’t take pictures without my permission. Take a picture without my permission, be careful.”

She was charged under Section 186 of the Penal Code

According to the charge, she is accused of intentionally obstructing a police officer, Lance Corporal Malvinderjit Singh Teerath Singh, in carrying out his duty of conducting a crime prevention patrol in front of a restaurant in Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Dang Wangi, Kuala Lumpur, on the night of 4 November.

She was charged under Section 186 of the Penal Code, which carries a sentence of two years’ imprisonment or a fine of up to RM10,000 or both, if convicted.

Inspector Sheila pleaded for a lower bail

Deputy Public Prosecutor Hench Goh proposed that the accused be granted bail of RM7,000 with one surety. However, her lawyer, M Manoharan, objected to the prosecution’s application on the grounds that the amount was too high.

According to him, Sheila’s father, who is also a retired police officer with the rank of Assistant Superintendent (ASP), was present to guarantee her.

“He has seven children to support, so a high bail will be a burden on his family.”

“Currently, she has three other cases in the Sessions Court here and Selayang, and Sheila has always been present in the proceedings of the case since 2023,” he said while requesting that Sheila be granted bail of only RM500.

Majistrate Aina Azahra Arifin ultimately granted bail of RM6,600 with one surety and set the case for mention on 20 January 2026.

Do stay tuned for more updates.

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