Criminal procedure

[2025] SGHC 260

Public Prosecutor v Gao Xiong

General Division of the High Court23 December 2025

Criminal Law — Offences — Attempted rape; Criminal Law — Offences — Property — Criminal trespass; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Principles

[2025] SGHC 249

Public Prosecutor v Panfilov , Lev

General Division of the High Court8 December 2025

Criminal Law] — [Offences] — [Sexual offences; Criminal procedure and sentencing] — [Sentencing] — [Sexual offences

[2025] SGHC 247

Public Prosecutor v Yoong Kok Kai

General Division of the High Court5 December 2025

[2025] SGDC 311

Public Prosecutor v Teo Yeong Kiat Henry

District Court1 December 2025

Criminal Law — Road Traffic Act — Section 65(1)(b) — Driving without due care and attention for other persons using the road — Causing death; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Road Traffic Act — Section 65(2)(a) — Sentencing

[2025] SGCA 54

Saminathan a/l Selvaraju v Attorney-General

Court of Appeal26 November 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Stay of execution — Application under s 60G of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 (2020 Rev Ed) for permission to make a post-appeal application in a capital case

[2025] SGHC 229

Paulus Tannos v The State

General Division of the High Court21 November 2025

[2025] SGHC 227

Public Prosecutor v ZH Builders Pte Ltd and another appeal

General Division of the High Court17 November 2025

[2025] SGHC 222

Kalaichelven Genesan v Public Prosecutor

General Division of the High Court7 November 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Principles — Section 408 Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed)

[2025] SGHC 216

Sun Weiyeh v Public Prosecutor

General Division of the High Court31 October 2025

Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Securities and Futures Act — Act likely to operate as a fraud; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Appeals

[2025] SGCA 48

Public Prosecutor v Mark Kalaivanan s/o Tamil arasan

Court of Appeal13 October 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Principles — Discretion to impose imprisonment in lieu of caning

[2025] SGHC 200

Public Prosecutor v Ng Whye Quan

General Division of the High Court10 October 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Appeal — Appeal against sentence; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Principles — Application of principle of parity

[2025] SGCA 47

Pannir Selvam a/l Pranthaman v Attorney-General

Court of Appeal7 October 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Execution — Stay of execution

[2025] SGHC 192

Katchu Mohideen Bazeer Ahamed v Public Prosecutor

General Division of the High Court26 September 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Appeals; Constitutional Law — Equal protection of the law — Whether s 106A of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68, 2012 Rev Ed) infringed Article 12 of the Constitution; Constitutional Law — Fundamental liberties — Right to life and personal liberty — Whether s 106A of the Criminal Procedure Code Cap (Cap 68, 2012 Rev Ed) infringed Article 9 of the Constitution

[2025] SGCA 45

DAN v Public Prosecutor and another appeal

Court of Appeal19 September 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Whether maximum sentence of life imprisonment justified — Whether worst type of cases of culpable homicide — Section 304(a) Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed); Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Whether maximum sentence of four years’ imprisonment justified — Whether worst type of cases of ill-treatment — Section 5 Children and Young Persons Act (Cap 38, 2001 Rev Ed)

[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 43

Pannir Selvam Pranthaman v Attorney-General

Court of Appeal5 September 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Stay of execution; Constitutional Law — Equal protection of the law

[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 162

Anita Damu (alias Shazana bte Abdullah) v Public Prosecutor and another appeal

General Division of the High Court14 August 2025

[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] SGDC 201

Public Prosecutor v Yeo Seong Bee Eric

District Court7 August 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] - [Sentencing; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Statutory Offences] — [Road Traffic Act] — [Driving without due care and attention causing grievous hurt

[2025] SGCA 39

Kishor Kumar A/L Raguan v Public Prosecutor

Court of Appeal30 July 2025

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Stay of execution — Application under s 60G of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 (2020 Rev Ed) for permission to make a post-appeal application in a capital case