Criminal law

[2025] SGHC 197

Public Prosecutor v N guyen Ngoc Giau

General Division of the High Court7 October 2025

Criminal Law — Offences — Murder; Criminal Law — General exceptions — Intoxication; Criminal Law — Special exceptions — Sudden fight

[2025] SGCA 44

Zin Mar Nwe v Public Prosecutor

Court of Appeal18 September 2025

Criminal Law — Defences — Diminished responsibility; Criminal Law — Defences — Grave and sudden provocation; Criminal Law — Offences — Culpable homicide not amounting to murder; Criminal Law — Offences — Murder; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Appeals

[2025] SGHC 179

Public Prosecutor v Yeo Teck Soon

General Division of the High Court10 September 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Benchmark sentences; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Appeals; Criminal Law — Statutory Offences — Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006

[2025] SGCA 40

Jumaat bin Mohamed Sayed and others v Attorney-General

Court of Appeal28 August 2025

Constitutional Law — Constitution — Interpretation; Constitutional Law — Natural Justice — Principles of natural justice; Constitutional Law — Equality before the law; Constitutional Law — Fundamental Liberties — Right to life and personal liberty; Criminal Law — Statutory Offences — Misuse of Drugs Act — Presumptions — Sections 17 and 18; Courts and Jurisdiction — Jurisdiction

[2025] SGHC 167

Prakash s/o Mathivanan v Public Prosecutor and other appeals

General Division of the High Court27 August 2025

Criminal Law — Appeal; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Charge — Amalgamated charges; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing

[2025] SGHC 157

JDA v Public Prosecutor and another appeal

General Division of the High Court11 August 2025

Criminal Law — Offences — Outrage of modesty; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Appeal; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing; Evidence — Proof of evidence — Standard of proof

[2025] SGHC 158

Seng Yong Yi Lucas v Public Prosecutor

General Division of the High Court8 August 2025

Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Protection from Harassment Act; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Trials — Taking and recording of evidence in; Evidence — Principles — Functions of judge; Evidence — Witnesses — Examination

[2025] SGCA 38

CHJ v Public Prosecutor

Court of Appeal8 August 2025

Criminal Law — Offences — Sexual offences — Sexual assault involving penetration under s 376(2)(a) of the Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed); Criminal Law — Offences — Obstructing the course of justice under s 204A(b) of the Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed); Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Appeal — Adducing fresh evidence

[2025] SGHC 140

Public Prosecutor v DGH and another

General Division of the High Court22 July 2025

Criminal Law — Offences — Sexual offences; Criminal Law — Offences — Rape; Criminal Law — Offences — Outrage of modesty; Criminal Law — Offences — Sexual assault by penetration; Criminal Law — Offences — Obstructing the course of justice; Criminal Law — Offences — Possession of an intimate image

[2025] SGHC 134

Poo Tze Chiang v Public Prosecutor

General Division of the High Court11 July 2025

Criminal Law — Offences — Section 6(a) Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 241, 1993 Rev Ed); Criminal Law — Offences — Section 204A Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed); Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing

[2025] SGHC 133

Public Prosecutor v Li n Pengli Barrie and another appeal

General Division of the High Court9 July 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Appeals; Criminal Law — Statutory Offences — Animals and Birds Act

[2025] SGHC 121

Public Prosecutor v Gumede Sthembiso Joel

General Division of the High Court4 July 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Disposal of property; Criminal Law — Offences — Endangered species

[2025] SGHC 116

Toh Lam Seng v Public Prosecutor and another appeal

General Division of the High Court30 June 2025

Criminal Law — Offences — Outrage of modesty; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Appeals; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Persistent offenders

[2025] SGHC 117

Public Prosecutor v CQW

General Division of the High Court30 June 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Statements — Voluntariness; Criminal Law — Offences — Sexual offences

[2025] SGHC 106

Public Prosecutor v CFE

General Division of the High Court6 June 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Statements — Voluntariness; Criminal Law — Offences — Sexual offences

[2025] SGHC 101

Public Prosecutor v China Railway Tunnel Group Co Ltd (Singapore Branch

General Division of the High Court29 May 2025

[2025] SGHC 102

Haji Muhammad Faisal Bin Johar v Public Prosecutor

General Division of the High Court28 May 2025

Criminal Law — Appeal; Criminal Law — Offences — Outrage of modesty; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing

[2025] SGHC 100

Public Prosecutor v Muhammad Isnalli David

General Division of the High Court28 May 2025

Criminal Law — Offences — Rape; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Young offenders

[2025] SGHC 90

Rajavikraman s/o Jayapandian v Public Prosecutor

General Division of the High Court16 May 2025

Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Prevention of Corruption Act; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Revision of proceedings — Substituting District Judge’s single penalty order with multiple penalty orders

[2025] SGHC 81

Sugumaran s/o Kannan v Public Prosecutor and another matter

General Division of the High Court29 April 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Appeal — Adducing fresh evidence; Criminal Law — Statutory Offences — Penal Code

[2025] SGHC 78

Public Prosecutor v Chong Shiong Hui

General Division of the High Court28 April 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Attempted murder; Criminal Law — Offences — Attempted murder

[2025] SGCA 18

CEO v Public Prosecutor and other matters

Court of Appeal25 April 2025

Abuse of Process — Collateral purpose; Criminal Law — Offences — Rape; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Appeal — Adducing fresh evidence; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Trials — Whether accused person received inadequate legal assistance from trial counsel

[2025] SGHC 76

Public Prosecutor v Zheng Jia

General Division of the High Court24 April 2025

Criminal Law — Appeal; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Benchmark sentences; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Principles

[2025] SGHC 57

Kok Chiang Loong v Public Prosecutor

General Division of the High Court21 April 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Appeal; Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Immigration Act