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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 law [2025] SGHC 262

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Ramalingam Selvasekaran

The High Court convicted the accused of two counts of outrage of modesty and one count of rape by penile-oral penetration, and imposed an effective 14 years, 3 months and 2 weeks.

  • Outrage of modesty
  • Rape (penile-oral penetration)
  • Admissibility of statements
  • Sentencing frameworks and mitigation
  • Outrage-of-modesty
  • Rape
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Criminal law [2025] SGHC 264

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v KOH LEE HWA

The High Court convicted Koh Lee Hwa of outrage of modesty, rape, and sexual assault by penetration, rejecting his consent defence and imposing 12 years and three weeks' imprisonment plus 13 strokes.

  • Rape
  • Sexual assault by penetration
  • Outrage of modesty
  • Consent
  • Corroboration
  • Sentencing frameworks
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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 [2025] SGHC 116

TOH LAM SENG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court upheld Toh Lam Seng’s conviction for outrage of modesty and replaced five years’ corrective training with seven years’ preventive detention.

  • Outrage of modesty
  • Sexual offences against minors
  • Sentencing
  • Preventive detention
  • Corrective training
  • Persistent offenders
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Criminal law [2025] SGHC 102

HAJI MUHAMMAD FAISAL BIN JOHAR v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction and sentence for two outrage-of-modesty charges, upholding the findings largely but treating one contact detail as influenced.

  • Outrage of modesty
  • Witness credibility and contamination
  • Delay in reporting
  • Sentencing principles (totality, consecutive sentences, caning)
  • Outrage-of-modesty
  • Criminal-appeal
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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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Criminal law [2024] SGHC 306

THANGARAJAN ELANCHEZHIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction and six-month sentence for outrage of modesty, and gave guidance on managing cross-examination in sexual offence trials.

  • Outrage of modesty
  • Sexual offences
  • Sentencing
  • Evidence
  • Cross-examination management
  • Judicial case management
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Criminal procedure and sentencing [2024] SGHC 307

LER CHUN POH (LU JUNBAO) v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court set aside the district judge’s grounds for extensive adoption of the prosecution’s submissions, then re-decided conviction and sentence de novo.

  • Outrage of modesty
  • Judicial bias and failure to apply mind
  • Appellate powers to decide de novo
  • Credibility and corroboration
  • Sentencing principles
  • Outrage-of-modesty
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Criminal law [2024] SGHC 287

GIL v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed a conviction appeal for outrage of modesty, holding that smartwatch data did not prove the appellant was asleep and minor inconsistencies did not raise reasonable doubt.

  • Outrage of modesty
  • Presumptions in relation to electronic records
  • Section 116a evidence act
  • Electronic evidence admissibility
  • Witness credibility and inconsistencies
  • Outrage-of-modesty
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