Singapore legislation

Section 374

of Criminal Procedure Code 2010

Section 374

When appeal may be made

Amended by19/201840/201933/20125/201440/2019

(1)

An appeal against any judgment, sentence or order of a court, or any decision of the General Division of the High Court mentioned in section 149M(1), may only be made as provided for by this Code or by any other written law.

Amended by19/201840/2019

(2)

An appeal may lie on a question of fact or a question of law or on a question of mixed fact and law.

(3)

An appeal by the Public Prosecutor is to be against the acquittal of an accused or the sentence imposed on an accused or an order of the trial court.

(4)

An appeal by a person convicted by a trial court is to be against the person’s conviction, the sentence imposed on the person or an order of the trial court.

(4A)

No appeal may lie against the conviction of an accused of any offence by a trial court until after the trial court imposes a sentence in relation to that offence.

Amended by33/2012

(5)

No appeal may lie against any order made by a Magistrate, a District Judge, the Registrar of the State Courts or the Registrar of the Supreme Court in any criminal case disclosure conference held under Part 9 or 10.

Amended by5/2014

(6)

To avoid doubt, any appeal against a decision of the General Division of the High Court is to be made to the Court of Appeal (and not to the Appellate Division of the High Court).

Amended by40/2019
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