458A. Punishment for subsequent offence under section 449, 450, 451 or 452

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Last amended by an amending law of 2019.

Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under section 449, 450, 451 or 452, commits an offence under section 449, 450, 451 or 452 shall be liable to caning in addition to the punishment prescribed for that offence.

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Penal Code 1871 · s 458A

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Judgments that cite this Act

711 in all

Probation was more suitable than reformative training for an offender in a scam case SummaryMohamed Erzan Taib Zohri v Public Prosecutor and other appeals · [2026] SGHC 183
Campaigners not personally affected could not challenge the mandatory death penalty SummaryHowe Wen Khong Rocky and others v Attorney-General · [2026] SGCA 39
The accused were convicted of the charges they faced over the events in the hotel room SummaryPublic Prosecutor v DGH and another · [2025] SGHC 140

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Singapore Statutes Online · Penal Code 1871, 2020 Revised Edition. Reader record updated on 13 Oct 2026.

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