Singapore legislation

Clause 162

of Criminal Procedure Code Bill

Clause 162

Contents of Case for the Prosecution

The Case for the Prosecution must contain —

(a)

the charge which the prosecution intends to proceed with at the trial;

(b)

a summary of the facts in support of the charge;

(c)

a list of the names of the witnesses for the prosecution;

(d)

a list of the exhibits that are intended by the prosecution to be admitted at the trial; and

(e)

any statement made by the accused at any time and recorded by an officer of a law enforcement agency under any law, which the prosecution intends to adduce in evidence as part of the case for the prosecution.Illustrations(a)A is charged with theft of a shirt from a shop. The summary of facts should state the facts in support of the charge, for example, that A was seen taking a shirt in the shop and putting it into his bag, and that A left the shop without paying for the shirt.(b)A is charged with conspiracy to cheat together with a known person and an unknown person. The summary of facts should state —

(i)

when and where the conspiracy took place; and

(ii)

who the known conspirators were and what they did.(c)A is charged with robbery and 3 separate statements, X, Y and Z were recorded from him by the police at 3 different time periods. If the prosecution intends to adduce in evidence as part of the Case for the Prosecution statement Y, but not statements X and Z, the Case for the Prosecution must contain the entire statement Y. The Case for the Prosecution need not contain statements X and Z.