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Short educational notes on criminal procedure in Singapore. Not legal advice.
Educational summary of named public judgments. Not legal advice. Public Prosecutor v Hue An Li [2014] SGHC 171; [2014] 4 SLR 661 is an important road-traffic sentencing decision. A three-judge High Court used it to explain the difference between negligence and rashness, and to signal that causing death by a negligent act would generally attract […]
Educational summary of a named public judgment, drawn from the court’s published grounds. Stated neutrally and factually. Not legal advice. Parti Liyani v Public Prosecutor [2020] SGHC 187 is a widely discussed decision in which the High Court acquitted a domestic worker of theft on appeal. It is often studied for what it shows about […]
Educational summary of a named public judgment, drawn from the court’s published grounds. Stated neutrally and factually. Not legal advice. The City Harvest Church case — decided finally in Public Prosecutor v Lam Leng Hung and others [2018] SGCA 7 — is one of Singapore’s most closely followed criminal matters. Beyond its profile, it is […]
Educational summary of a named public judgment. Not legal advice. Goh Ngak Eng v Public Prosecutor [2022] SGHC 254 is the decision in which a three-judge High Court set out a structured sentencing framework for private-sector corruption under sections 6(a) and 6(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Key points at a glance Adopts a […]
Educational summary of a named public judgment. Not legal advice. Gan Chai Bee Anne v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGHC 42; [2019] 4 SLR 838 refines the value-of-property principle from Idya Nurhazlyn. It was decided under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and it clarifies an important limit: value measures harm and benefit, but it does not […]
Educational summary of a named public judgment. Not legal advice. Idya Nurhazlyn bte Ahmad Khir v Public Prosecutor [2013] SGHC 238; [2014] 1 SLR 756 is frequently cited for a simple but important sentencing principle in cheating cases: the value of the property involved is often the primary yardstick. Key points at a glance For […]
Educational summary of a named public judgment. This page discusses sentencing principles in general, non-graphic terms. Not legal advice. Nicholas Tan Siew Chye v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 35 is the decision in which a three-judge High Court set out a sentencing matrix for voyeurism under section 377BB of the Penal Code — the specific […]
Educational summary of a named public judgment. This page discusses sentencing principles in general, non-graphic terms. Not legal advice. GBR v Public Prosecutor [2017] SGHC 296 is the foundational decision that established a banded sentencing framework for aggravated outrage of modesty against a child under 14, under section 354(2) of the Penal Code. Its structure […]
Educational summary of a named public judgment. This page discusses sentencing principles in general, non-graphic terms. Not legal advice. Kunasekaran s/o Kalimuthu Somasundara v Public Prosecutor [2018] SGHC 9; [2018] 4 SLR 580 is the leading authority setting out a three-band sentencing framework for outrage of modesty under section 354(1) of the Penal Code. Key […]
Educational summary of a named public judgment. This page discusses sentencing principles in general, non-graphic terms. Not legal advice. Pram Nair v Public Prosecutor [2017] SGCA 56; [2017] 2 SLR 1015 is the Court of Appeal decision that set out a distinct sentencing framework for sexual assault by penetration under section 376 of the Penal […]
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