Singapore legislation

Section 256

Decision on appeal

At the hearing of the appeal the court may, if it considers there is no sufficient ground for interfering, dismiss the appeal or may —

(a)

in an appeal from an order of acquittal, reverse the order and direct that further inquiry shall be made or that the accused shall be retried or committed for trial, as the case may be, or find him guilty and pass sentence on him according to law;

(b)

in an appeal from a conviction —

(i)

reverse the finding and sentence and acquit or discharge the accused or order him to be retried by a court of competent jurisdiction or committed for trial;

(ii)

alter the finding, maintaining the sentence, or, with or without altering the finding, reduce or enhance the sentence; or

(iii)

with or without the reduction or enhancement and with or without altering the finding, alter the nature of the sentence;

(c)

in an appeal as to sentence, reduce or enhance the sentence, or alter the nature of the sentence; or

(d)

in an appeal from any other order, alter or reverse the order.[255

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