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Criminal law [2026] SGHC 51

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Hossain Mohammad Azim

High Court conviction for aggravated sexual assault by penetration, criminal intimidation and perverting the course of justice, with complainant credibility and corroboration upheld.

  • Aggravated sexual assault by penetration
  • Criminal intimidation
  • Perverting the course of justice
  • Corroboration of complainant testimony
  • Consent
  • Medical evidence on sexual assault
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Criminal law [2025] SGHC 38

GII v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Appeal against conviction and sentence for aggravated outrage of modesty dismissed; complainant’s evidence was found unusually convincing, the DNA point was neutral, and the charge was amended.

  • Outrage of modesty
  • Unusually convincing witness testimony
  • Dna evidence (absence)
  • Charge amendment under s 390 cpc
  • Sentencing framework for sexual offences
  • Cross-examination limits in sexual offence trials
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Civil procedure [2025] SGHC 12

Banner (China) Investment Company Limited v Ang Jimmy Tjun Min

The High Court upheld directions for obtaining handwriting specimens through a neutral process, holding that a party has no right to choose specimen signatures under s 75 of the Evidence Act.

  • Signature specimens
  • Handwriting expert
  • Authenticity of authorship
  • Section 75 evidence act
  • Common expert appointment
  • Handwriting-expert
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Criminal law [2023] SGHC 313

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Jeffrey Pe

The High Court convicted Jeffrey Pe of three sexual assault charges, rejected his challenge to a police statement, and imposed 10 years' imprisonment and 12 strokes.

  • Consent
  • Intoxication
  • Voluntariness of statements
  • Sexual assault by penetration
  • Mistake of fact
  • Sentencing and totality
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Criminal law [2018] SGHC 243

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v BNO

The High Court convicted BNO of one outrage of modesty charge and two fellatio charges involving a nine-year-old boy, and imposed a global sentence.

  • Outrage of modesty
  • Sexual penetration (fellatio)
  • Sentencing
  • Admissibility of character/rebuttal evidence
  • Disclosure (kadar)
  • Witness credibility
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Criminal law [2017] SGCA 41

HISHAMRUDIN BIN MOHD v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Court of Appeal upheld drug-trafficking convictions, finding the appellant had possession and knowledge of diamorphine in his car and flat and rejecting framing allegations.

  • Trafficking
  • Possession
  • Statutory presumptions under mda
  • Dna evidence
  • Alleged evidence tampering
  • Credibility/lucas lies
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Criminal law [2014] SGHC 121

Nandakishor s/o Raj Pat Ahir v Public Prosecutor

The High Court dismissed a drug conviction appeal, holding the urine test variance was about 12.9%, the statutory presumption applied, and the sentence was justified.

  • Misuse of drugs act s8(b)(ii) and s33a
  • Statutory presumption of consumption (s22)
  • Urine test variance calculation
  • Expert toxicology evidence
  • Sentencing principles
  • Misuse-of-drugs-act
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Criminal law [2012] SGHC 238

Public Prosecutor v Wang Zhijian

High Court murder trial on whether Wang Zhijian’s adjustment disorder substantially impaired his responsibility for three killings.

  • Murder
  • Diminished responsibility
  • Mens rea
  • Forensic reconstruction
  • Expert evidence evaluation
  • Sentence (death)
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Criminal law [2011] SGHC 111

Public Prosecutor v Mohammad Ashik bin Aris

The High Court held that the accused consumed methamphetamine, relying on his admissions, HSA certificates, and rejecting a contamination defence.

  • Drug consumption
  • Presumptions of evidence (s16,s22)
  • Urine testing procedures (s31(4)(b))
  • Chain of custody
  • Contamination defenses
  • Drug-consumption
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Criminal law [2011] SGCA 16

Eu Lim Hoklai v Public Prosecutor

The Court of Appeal set aside a murder conviction, finding the trial judge had not made crucial factual findings on the accused’s wounds and that a struggle was established.

  • Murder
  • Culpable homicide (s299)
  • Section 300(c) penal code
  • Defences: private defence, provocation, sudden fight
  • Expert evidence and crime scene reconstruction
  • Burden of proof
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