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Criminal law

Public Prosecutor v JFO

The court upheld convictions for outrage of modesty against the accused's daughter and affirmed 16 months' imprisonment on each charge, to run concurrently.

  • Outrage of modesty
  • Section 354 penal code
  • Assessment of uncorroborated testimony
  • Sentencing framework
  • Judicial mercy
  • Medical conditions in sentencing
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Criminal procedure

Public Prosecutor v Bill Darmadi

The court held seized funds should remain under seizure for 12 months, despite procedural lapses, because continued seizure was justified under s 370(3)(b) and s 370(3)(a).

  • Disposal of property
  • Seizure of property
  • Continued seizure
  • Right to be heard
  • Reporting timeline
  • Pending court proceedings
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Family law

YJE v YJF

The Family Court dismissed a father’s application to vary maintenance for five children after finding he had not candidly disclosed material facts or supporting evidence.

  • Maintenance
  • Variation of maintenance order
  • Duty judge complaint filing
  • Candour in applications
  • Variation-of-maintenance-order
  • Candour-in-applications
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Criminal procedure

Kevin Chelvam v Public Prosecutor and another appeal

The High Court dismissed Kevin Chelvam’s conviction and sentence appeal, but allowed the Prosecution’s cross-appeal on hurt, increasing that term to 30 months.

  • Appeals
  • Abetment of grievous hurt
  • Causing hurt
  • Causing evidence to disappear
  • Giving false information to a public servant
  • Concurrent and consecutive sentencing
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Criminal law [2026] SGCA 25

Lian Hoe Heng v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal found the appellant’s allegations against trial counsel were baseless and in bad faith, revoked guilty-plea discounts, and enhanced sentence.

  • Guilty plea discounts (pg guidelines)
  • Ineffective assistance of counsel
  • Abuse of process
  • Money laundering (cdsa)
  • Drug trafficking (mda)
  • Amalgamation under s124 cpc
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Criminal procedure [2026] SGHC 99

HABEEB ZALEENA D/O PALLIVILAKAM KADER HABEEB MOHAMED v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed a sentence appeal for careless driving causing grievous hurt, holding that the custodial threshold was crossed and the 11-week term was not manifestly excessive.

  • Sentencing appeals
  • Careless driving causing grievous hurt
  • Statutory disqualification
  • Guilty plea discount
  • Appellate review
  • Sentencing-appeals
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Criminal law [2026] SGHC 98

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Hossain Mohammad Azim

The court sentenced the accused for aggravated sexual assault, criminal intimidation, and perverting the course of justice, applying the Pram Nair framework and ordering a global sentence of 12 years 10 months and 12 strokes.

  • Aggravated sexual assault by penetration
  • Criminal intimidation
  • Perverting the course of justice
  • Caning
  • Totality principle
  • Guilty plea reduction
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Criminal law [2026] SGHC 95

HO HUI MIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed Ho Hui Min’s appeal against conviction and sentence for conspiracy to create a false market appearance in RUHL shares.

  • Conspiracy to false trade
  • Market rigging
  • Vwap manipulation
  • Witness credibility
  • Expert evidence
  • Parity in sentencing
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Criminal law [2026] SGHC 92

LIAO NUOQIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court held that Fernando’s sentencing approach applies to debit card cheating, but reduced the appellant’s cheating sentences to 24 months each.

  • Card fraud (debit/credit)
  • Benchmark sentencing
  • Sentencing principles
  • Abetment by conspiracy
  • Transnational syndicated crime
  • Guilty plea discounts
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Criminal procedure [2026] SGCA 21

Chong Hoon Cheong v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application for permission to review a capital conviction, finding no new law or compelling new evidence and refusing a stay.

  • Review of conviction
  • Stay of execution
  • New evidence/new law requirement
  • Statutory presumption of trafficking (mda s17)
  • Natural justice and disclosure (kadar/nabill)
  • Criminal-procedure
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