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Criminal law [2026] SGCA 15

Mustaqim Bin Abdul Kadir v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal dismissed an application to adduce fresh psychiatric evidence and upheld a capital drug conviction, finding the evidence available at trial and not material.

  • Adducing fresh evidence on appeal
  • Abuse of process
  • Admissibility of statements
  • Inducement defence
  • Mandatory death penalty notice (mdp notice)
  • State of mind/drug withdrawal
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Criminal law [2025] SGHC 249

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Lev Panfilov

The High Court convicted Lev Panfilov of outrage of modesty, sexual assault by penetration, and two rape charges, rejecting his consent defence and imposing 11 years 6 months’ imprisonment and 12 strokes.

  • Rape
  • Sexual assault by penetration
  • Outrage of modesty
  • Consent
  • Credibility assessment
  • Totality principle
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Criminal law [2024] SGHC 265

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Raj Kumar S/O Bala

The High Court convicted the accused of outrage of modesty and rape, accepted the complainant’s account as credible and corroborated, and imposed a global sentence of 13 years and 4 weeks’ imprisonment plus nine strokes.

  • Rape
  • Outrage of modesty
  • Harbouring
  • Consent
  • Voluntariness of statements (vri)
  • Credibility assessment
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Criminal law [2023] SGHC 165

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Hashim Bin Ismail & 3 Ors

High Court decision in a drug-trafficking relay case involving four accused. Three were convicted; one had proceedings stayed after being found of unsound mind.

  • Misuse of drugs act
  • Trafficking and possession
  • Presumption of knowledge s18(2) mda
  • Alternative sentencing s33b mda
  • Diminished responsibility
  • S247 cpc psychiatric remand
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Criminal law [2023] SGHC 74

LOH SIANG PIOW @ LOH CHAN PEW v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court allowed the appeal against two outrage-of-modesty convictions, finding the complainant’s evidence unsafely relied on and the alibi analysis mistaken.

  • Outrage of modesty
  • Alibi
  • Credibility assessment
  • Unusually convincing testimony
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Outrage-of-modesty
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Criminal law [2023] SGHC 20

KONG WEI KEONG MARCUS v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction and sentence for theft, computer misuse, and giving false information to police, upholding a 17 months’ 8 weeks’ imprisonment term.

  • Theft
  • Dishonest misappropriation
  • Giving false information to public servant (s203)
  • Abuse of trust
  • Sentencing
  • Custodial threshold
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Criminal law [2022] SGHC 96

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Sri Tharean Muthalagan

The High Court convicted the accused of methamphetamine trafficking after finding he knew, or was wilfully blind to, the drugs in five bundles he carried.

  • Possession
  • Trafficking
  • Willful blindness
  • Presumption of knowledge (s18(2) mda)
  • Admissibility of statements
  • Impeachment by prior inconsistent statements
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Criminal law [2021] SGHC 284

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v PUNITHAN A/L GENASAN

On remittal, the High Court held that fresh evidence did not disturb its finding that Punithan a/l Genasan introduced the couriers on 12 October 2011.

  • Remittal
  • Fresh evidence
  • Misuse of drugs act s5(1)(a) and s5(2)
  • Common intention s34 penal code
  • Credibility assessment
  • Phone call trace analysis
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Contract [2021] SGHC 175

TAN CHIN HOCK v TEO CHER KOON

The High Court rejected Tan Chin Hock’s indemnity and misrepresentation claims, accepted Tan Thiam Chye’s loan claim, and awarded him S$2,314,041.39 plus interest.

  • Indemnity
  • Misrepresentation (fraudulent and statutory)
  • Oral agreement formation
  • Loan agreement
  • Adverse inference (s116 evidence act)
  • Share parking/married deals
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Criminal law [2020] SGHC 267

TAN WAI LUEN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction and sentence for sexual assault by penetration, finding the complainant’s evidence unusually convincing and the sentence fit Pram Nair.

  • Sexual assault by penetration
  • Sentencing principles
  • Credibility assessment
  • Abuse of trust
  • Delay in reporting
  • Sexual-assault-by-penetration
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