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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 [2010] SGHC 259

Public Prosecutor v Chow Yee Sze

The High Court increased sentences for two s 354 molest convictions, holding the District Judge had departed from established benchmarks without sufficient justification.

  • Outrage of modesty
  • Section 354 penal code
  • Sentencing benchmarks
  • Aggravating and mitigating factors
  • Caning
  • Outrage-of-modesty
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Criminal law [2010] SGHC 233

AKD v Public Prosecutor

The High Court allowed the appeal, quashed four convictions for outraging modesty, and acquitted the appellant because the complainant’s evidence was unsafe.

  • Outraging modesty
  • Section 354 penal code
  • Section 73(2) penal code - employer of domestic maid
  • Credibility assessment of single witness
  • Corroboration
  • Standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt
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Criminal law [2008] SGHC 107

XP v Public Prosecutor

Criminal appeal over outrage of modesty convictions set aside for reasonable doubt arising from conflicting evidence, alleged collusion, and weak corroboration.

  • Outrage of modesty
  • Section 354 penal code
  • Collusion between complainants
  • Corroboration and corroborative evidence
  • Standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt
  • Presumption of innocence
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Criminal law [2001] SGHC 193

DT v Public Prosecutor

High Court appeal against two outrage-of-modesty convictions failed. The court held s 122(2) CPC does not require referral of a police statement on a bare request.

  • Outraging modesty
  • Section 354 penal code
  • Section 122(2) criminal procedure code
  • Impeachment of witnesses
  • Child complainant
  • Corroboration
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