The Selayang Sessions Court ordered a contract worker to enter his defence on the charge of ruthlessly causing pain and suffering to a cat.
Judge Rasyihah Ghazali made the ruling against K Ganesh, 42, after finding that the prosecution had successfully proven a prima facie case.
Ganesh and another man were charged with causing unreasonable suffering to a cat at a laundry facility in Taman Gombak Ria, Batu Caves, between 12.54am and 1am on Sept 11, last year.