JGH v JGI [2026] SGPHC 1

Alleged harassment by staring at the Claimant

(1) Three video recordings taken on 24 January 2025

(2) Two audio recordings taken on 18 January 2025

(3) Two video recordings taken on 20 January 2025

(4) Conclusion on whether the Respondent has contravened the PFHA by staring at the Claimant

Alleged harassment on 27 March 2025

I refer to the observations made by the then VK Rajah J in Chee Siok Chin and others v Minister for Home Affairs and another [2006] 1 SLR(R) 582 in relation to sections 13A and 13B of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act (Cap 184, 1997 Rev Ed), the legislative predecessors of sections 3(1) and 4(1) of the PFHA, at [124]:

Whilst sections 3(1) and 4(1) of the PFHA have broadened the protection afforded to victims of harassment, they retain the essence of the predecessor provisions in sections 13A and 13B of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act (Cap 184, 1997 Rev Ed), which proscribed the use of threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause harassment, or the use of threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour that is likely to cause harassment. The observations of the then VK Rajah J therefore remain, in my view, relevant. To constitute harassment, there must be determined, prolonged, or persistent conduct calculated to produce discomfort, unease, or distress to the victim.