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Phua Song Hua v Public Prosecutor [2004] SGHC 33
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[2004] SGHC 33
[2004] SGHC 33
General Division of the High Court of Singapore24 Feb 2004MA 117/2003
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“The Prosecution submitted that based on Phua Song Hua v Public Prosecutor [2004] SGHC 33 at [42] that the Courts have “consistently imposed sentences between 18 to 36 months’ imprisonment with 3 to 12 strokes of the cane for ‘non-secret society related’ rioting offences”. The Prosecution”
“with different offences as there would no longer be any basis for comparison: see for example Tay Huay Hong v Public Prosecutor [1998] 3 SLR(R) 290 at [39]–[40] and Phua Song Hua v Public Prosecutor [2004] SGHC 33 at [38]. However, I do not think that those cases support the proposition that the court should be blind t”
“convicted of the offence of rioting is sentenced not for his individual acts considered in isolation but for his participation in the collective offence of rioting: Phua Song Hua v Public Prosecutor [2004] SGHC 33 at [39]. In such cases, the injuries suffered by the victim may be considered in sentencing even if it cou”
“proportionate as a result of charging decisions made by the Prosecution. Chao JA explained, in this context at [38] and [45], the comment made by Yong Pung How CJ in Phua Song Hua v Public Prosecutor [2004] SGHC 33 at [38] when comparing an accused who claimed trial with co-offenders who had pleaded guilty to less seri”
“sought a term of 18 months’ imprisonment and three strokes of the cane. The Prosecution contended that this was consistent with the observation of the High Court in Phua Song Hua v Public Prosecutor [2004] SGHC 33 at [42], where it was noted that for rioting, the courts have consistently imposed between 18 to 36 months”
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“recognised the seriousness of the offences of statutory rape (see Ng Kean Meng Terence v Public Prosecutor [2017] 2 SLR 449 (“Terence Ng”) at [51]) and rioting (see Phua Song Hua v Public Prosecutor [2004] SGHC 33 (“Phua Song Hua”) at [39]). The DJ did not deny that the offences were serious but identified several fact”
“ion sought an indicative starting sentence of 26 months’ imprisonment and at least 3 strokes of the cane. The Prosecution relied on observations made by the court in Phua Song Hua v Public Prosecutor [2004] SGHC 33 (“Phua Song Hua”) at [42], that the courts had consistently imposed sentences of between 18 to 36 months’”
“(a) First, it was not in line with the sentencing precedents, and, in particular, the case of Phua Song Hua v Public Prosecutor [2004] SGHC 33 (“Phua Song Hua”), which held (at [42]) that rioting offences of the non-secret society variety should ordinarily be punished with a term of 18 to 36 months’ imprisonment and th”
“hould be treated alike. However, the principle of parity is irrelevant where there are different offences because there is no longer any common basis for comparison: Phua Song Hua v Public Prosecutor [2004] SGHC 33 at [38]. Moreover, the principle of parity is not to be applied in a rigid and inflexible manner. The pri”
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Case No: MA 117/2003
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Court: General Division of the High Court of Singapore
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Decision Date: 2004-02-24
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