Criminal law

[2021] SGHC 240

Lau Wan Heng v Public Prosecutor

General Division of the High Court22 October 2021

Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Securities and Futures Act; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Sentencing] — [Appeals

[2021] SGHC 236

Leck Kim Koon v Public Prosecutor

General Division of the High Court20 October 2021

Criminal Law] — [Offences] — [Property] — [Cheating; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Sentencing] — [Principles for reducing sentence on account of ill health

[2021] SGHC 218

Public Prosecutor v A Steven s/o Paul Raj

General Division of the High Court22 September 2021

[2021] SGHC 211

Public Prosecutor v Chong Hoon Cheong

General Division of the High Court13 September 2021

[2021] SGHC 200

Rajendran s/o Nagarethinam v Public Prosecutor and another appeal

General Division of the High Court25 August 2021

Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Women’s Charter; Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Prevention of Human Trafficking Act; Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Penal Code] — [Obstructing, preventing, perverting or defeating course of justice; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Public Prosecutor] — [Consent of Public Prosecutor; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Irregularities in proceedings] — [Defective consent of Public Prosecutor] — [Curative powers of court; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Charge] — [Alteration

[2021] SGCA 74

Rahmat bin Karimon v Public Prosecutor

Court of Appeal5 August 2021

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Criminal review] — [Leave for review; Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Misuse of Drugs Act

[2021] SGHC 187

Public Prosecutor v Gaiyathiri d/o Murugayan

General Division of the High Court4 August 2021

Criminal Law] — [Offences] — [Culpable homicide] — [Diminished responsibility; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Sentencing] — [Mentally disordered offenders

[2021] SGCA 75

Parthiban a/l Kanapathy v Public Prosecutor

Court of Appeal3 August 2021

Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Misuse of Drugs Act; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Sentencing] — [Appeals; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Sentencing] — [Principles

[2021] SGHC 186

Public Prosecutor v Mohamad Isham bin Ibrahim and another

General Division of the High Court2 August 2021

[2021] SGHC 183

Public Prosecutor v BQ D

General Division of the High Court27 July 2021

Criminal Law] — [Offences] — [Sexual offences; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Sentencing] — [Sexual offences

[2021] SGHC 182

Public Prosecutor v Chong Chee Boon Kenneth and other appeals

General Division of the High Court23 July 2021

Criminal Law] — [Appeal; Criminal Law] — [Offences] — [Causing death by rash or negligent act; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Sentencing] — [Appeals

[2021] SGHC 164

Public Prosecutor v Gunasilan Rajenthiran

General Division of the High Court7 July 2021

Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Misuse of Drugs Act; Evidence] — [Proof of evidence] — [Presumptions; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Statements] — [Voluntariness

[2021] SGHC 172

Public Prosecutor v Arun Ramesh Kumar

General Division of the High Court7 July 2021

[2021] SGCA 64

Mohammad Reduan bin Mustaffar v Public Prosecutor and another appeal and another matter

Court of Appeal30 June 2021

Criminal Law] — [Appeal; Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Misuse of Drugs Act; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Sentencing

[2021] SGHC 151

Public Prosecutor v Mohamed Affandi bin Mohamed Yuz Al-Haj

General Division of the High Court24 June 2021

[2021] SGHC 150

Public Prosecutor v Muhammad Shafiq bin Shariff

General Division of the High Court22 June 2021

Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Misuse of Drugs Act; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Charge] — [Alternative charges

[2021] SGHC 135

Public Prosecutor v Daryati

General Division of the High Court10 June 2021

Criminal Law] — [Offences] — [Murder; Criminal Law] — [Special exceptions] — [Diminished responsibility

[2021] SGHC 138

Tan Song Cheng v Public Prosecutor and another appeal

General Division of the High Court9 June 2021

Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Income Tax Act; Criminal Procedure And Sentencing] — [Sentencing] — [Benchmark sentences

[2021] SGHC 132

Sulaiman bin Mohd Hassan v Public Prosecutor

General Division of the High Court2 June 2021

Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Road Traffic Act; Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act

[2021] SGHC 103

Public Prosecutor v Mangalagiri Dhruva Kumar

General Division of the High Court19 May 2021

Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Misuse of Drugs Act; 47 Her weak recall was particularly concerning when she was cross-examined on her statements on the first three occasions: 91 Foot Note 91 × NEs 25 November 2020 at p 19, line 31–p 20, line 5.

[2021] SGCA 55

Tan Kok Meng v Public Prosecutor

Court of Appeal18 May 2021

Criminal Law] — [Offences] — [Murder; Criminal Law] — [General exceptions] — [Unsoundness of mind; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Accused of unsound mind

[2021] SGHC 115

Public Prosecutor v Muhammad Alif bin Ab Rahim

General Division of the High Court12 May 2021

Criminal Law] — [Offences] — [Rape; Criminal Law] — [Offences] — [Sexual assault by penetration; Criminal Procedure And Sentencing] — [Sentencing

[2021] SGCA 49

Goh Chin Soon v Public Prosecutor

Court of Appeal11 May 2021

Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Passports Act; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Charge] — [Alteration; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Criminal references] — [Leave to refer questions of law of public interest; Evidence] — [Witnesses

[2021] SGHC 111

Public Prosecutor v Steven John a/l Gobalkrishnan

General Division of the High Court7 May 2021