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Educational summaries of notable Singapore criminal judgments. Not legal advice.
Educational summary of named public judgments. Not legal advice. Tan Song Cheng v Public Prosecutor [2021] SGHC 138 is the leading sentencing decision for income tax evasion in Singapore. It set out a harm-and-culpability framework for offences of wilful intent to evade tax under section 96(1) of the Income Tax Act, on top of the […]
Educational summary of named public judgments. Not legal advice. Soh Chee Wen v Public Prosecutor — the case arising from the 2013 “penny stock crash” — is Singapore’s largest market-manipulation prosecution. The convictions and record sentences were affirmed by the Court of Appeal (conviction appeal [2025] SGCA 49; sentence appeal [2026] SGCA 13), following the […]
Educational summary of named public judgments. Not legal advice. Mehra Radhika v Public Prosecutor [2014] SGHC 214; [2015] 1 SLR 96 is the leading sentencing authority on the offence of contracting or arranging a marriage of convenience — a “sham marriage” — under the Immigration Act. The offence was introduced in December 2012, and this […]
Educational summary of named public judgments. Not legal advice. Ding Si Yang v Public Prosecutor [2015] SGHC 8 is the leading modern Singapore judgment on the sentencing of match-fixing. It treated match-fixing as a serious corruption offence and recalibrated sentences upward, emphasising deterrence and the reputational harm such conduct causes. Key points at a glance […]
Educational summary of a named public judgment, drawn from the court’s published grounds. Stated neutrally and non-graphically. Not legal advice. Immigration offences in Singapore — chiefly unlawful entry and overstaying — are treated seriously, and the penalties for longer overstaying include mandatory caning. This case study explains the statutory scheme and the leading principle, from […]
Educational summary of a named public judgment, drawn from the court’s published grounds. Stated neutrally and non-graphically. Not legal advice. Gobi a/l Avedian v Public Prosecutor [2020] SGCA 102; [2021] 1 SLR 180 is a landmark Court of Appeal decision on the drug presumptions in the Misuse of Drugs Act. It is significant both for […]
Educational summary drawn from Singapore statutes and a named public judgment. Stated neutrally and non-graphically. Not legal advice. Robbery is treated as a serious offence in Singapore, and its penalties are set by statute with mandatory minimum sentences that usually include caning. Unlike some offences, robbery does not have a single “sentencing framework” judgment; instead, […]
Educational summary of named public judgments, drawn from the courts’ published grounds. Stated neutrally, factually and non-graphically. This page discusses serious offences, including capital ones, at the level of legal principle. Not legal advice. Public Prosecutor v Kho Jabing [2015] SGCA 1; [2015] 2 SLR 112 is the first Court of Appeal decision to apply […]
Educational summary of named public judgments, drawn from the courts’ published grounds. Stated neutrally, factually and non-graphically. This page discusses serious offences, including capital ones, at the level of legal principle. Not legal advice. Singapore’s approach to vandalism — including the use of caning — is internationally well known. This case study explains the Vandalism […]
Educational summary of named public judgments, drawn from the courts’ published grounds. Stated neutrally, factually and non-graphically. This page discusses serious offences, including capital ones, at the level of legal principle. Not legal advice. Tan Chor Jin v Public Prosecutor [2008] SGCA 32; [2008] 4 SLR(R) 306 is the leading Court of Appeal authority on […]
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