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Criminal law [2026] SGHC 107

LING ZHAO BIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed an appeal against a two-week jail sentence for careless driving causing grievous hurt, holding the case crossed the custodial threshold.

  • Road traffic act
  • Careless driving causing grievous hurt
  • Sentencing
  • Appeals
  • Harm assessment
  • Culpability assessment
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Criminal law [2022] SGHC 191

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v YEDUVAKA MALI NAIDU

The High Court increased a supervisor’s sentence for allowing an untrained worker to operate a forklift with faulty brakes, finding his culpability at least equal to the operator’s.

  • Sentencing
  • Statutory offences
  • Workplace safety
  • Supervisor liability
  • Culpability assessment
  • Workplace-safety-and-health
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Criminal law [2021] SGHC 111

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Steven John A/L Gobalkrishnan

The accused pleaded guilty to possessing 14.99g of diamorphine for trafficking. The High Court sentenced him to 27 years' imprisonment and 15 strokes, backdated to remand.

  • Trafficking
  • Sentencing
  • Misuse of drugs act
  • Possession for purpose of trafficking
  • Mitigating and aggravating factors
  • Culpability assessment
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Criminal law [2021] SGHC 97

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Yogeswaran Wairan

The High Court sentenced a man who pleaded guilty to trafficking 14.99 grams of diamorphine to 25 years’ imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane.

  • Drug trafficking
  • Mandatory sentencing
  • Culpability assessment
  • Mitigation for cooperation and guilty plea
  • Drug-trafficking
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law [2021] SGHC 17

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Salzawiyah Binte Latib & 2 others

The High Court sentenced Salzawiyah Binte Latib to 29 years’ imprisonment for trafficking 14.99g of diamorphine, backdated to 22 June 2017.

  • Trafficking in controlled drugs
  • Sentencing principles
  • Culpability assessment
  • Taken into consideration (tic) charges
  • Caning exemption and imprisonment in lieu
  • Drug-trafficking
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Criminal law [2015] SGHC 197

Vasentha d/o Joseph v Public Prosecutor

The High Court reduced a drug-trafficking sentence from 11 years to 8 years, holding that quantity alone is not enough and offender culpability must also be assessed.

  • Drug trafficking
  • Sentencing principles
  • Culpability assessment
  • Mitigating and aggravating factors
  • Remand credit
  • Misuse of drugs act s33 regime
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