A man landed in prison after he unintentionally sent an obscene photo of his private part to a female friend using his mobile phone, reports Sin Chew Daily.

The 31-year-old man man was jailed five months by a Sibu magistrate's court on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to insulting the modesty of a woman under Section 509 of the Penal Code, an offence that carries a maximum five-year jail term or a fine, or both.

He explained that the photo, which he sent at 3am on Dec 25 last year, was intended for his wife but he had somehow accidentally sent it to the wrong recipient.