No plea was recorded from either boy after the charges against them were read in the Kuala Pilah magistrates’ court as murder falls under the High Court’s jurisdiction. (Reuters pic)

PETALING JAYA: Two Form 4 students were charged in the Kuala Pilah magistrates' court today with murdering a Form 2 student at a school hostel last month.

Sinar Harian reported that the 16-year-old boys entered no plea after the charges were read before judge Roslinda Razali, as murder falls under the High Court’s jurisdiction.

They are accused of murdering Idlan Fareeq Shahril, 14, between 7.30pm and 8.50pm on Sept 25 at the hostel of a school’s boys in Kuala Pilah.

The charges were framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides for the death penalty or 30 to 40 years' imprisonment and 12 strokes of the rotan.