Abdoll Mutaleb Bin Raffik v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGCA 12 consider?

The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 184), Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185), and Penal Code (Cap 224), among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGCA 12 Court of Appeal 26 April 2023 CA/CCA 21/2019 · CA/CCA 8/2020 61 min read

4 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	Court of Appeal
Decided	26 April 2023
Judges	Belinda Ang Saw Ean, Sundaresh Menon, Tay Yong Kwang
Charges / claim	Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, Criminal Law
Counsel	Attorney-General's Chambers, R Ramason & Almenoar, Sureshan LLC, Tan See Swan & Co, Trident Law Corporation, Diana Foo, Haneef Abdul Malik, Hassan Esa Almenoar, Kenny Yang, Lau Wing Yum, Sureshan s/o T Kulasingam, Tan Jun Yin, Thrumurgan s/o Ramapiram

Source: [2023] SGCA 12, Court of Appeal, decided 26 April 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Voir dire Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Misuse of Drugs Act Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Charge — Alteration Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Statements — Voluntariness

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing Criminal Law

Case Significance

Abdoll Mutaleb bin Raffik v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2023] SGCA 12 is a reserved judgment of the Court of Appeal, delivered on 26 April 2023 by Tay Yong Kwang JCA, sitting with Sundaresh Menon CJ and Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA, in Criminal Appeals No 21 of 2019 and No 8 of 2020. The appeals arose from the joint trial in HC/CC 32/2018 of three accused persons — Mohd Zaini bin Zainutdin, Mohd Noor bin Ismail and Abdoll Mutaleb bin Raffik — on charges under the Misuse of Drugs Act, with Zaini and Noor charged under s 7 read with s 34 of the Penal Code for importing not less than 212.57g of diamorphine and Mutaleb charged under s 7 read with s 12 for abetment. The catchwords address the voir dire, alteration of the charge and the voluntariness of statements.

[2023] SGCA 12 explained

Abdoll Mutaleb Bin Raffik v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2023] SGCA 12) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 26 April 2023. It is categorised under Criminal Procedure and Sentencing and Criminal Law. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2023] SGCA 12 about?

Abdoll Mutaleb Bin Raffik v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2023] SGCA 12) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Voir dire”, “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Misuse of Drugs Act”, “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Charge — Alteration”, and “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Statements — Voluntariness”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2023] SGCA 12 consider?

The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 184), Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185), and Penal Code (Cap 224), among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2023] SGCA 12?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGCA 12 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

What did the court decide in Abdoll Mutaleb bin Raffik v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGCA 12?

The Court of Appeal, in a reserved judgment delivered by Tay Yong Kwang JCA on 26 April 2023, heard the appeals of Abdoll Mutaleb bin Raffik and Mohd Noor bin Ismail arising from their joint trial in HC/CC 32/2018 on Misuse of Drugs Act charges.

What drug charges were involved in Abdoll Mutaleb bin Raffik v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGCA 12?

Mohd Zaini bin Zainutdin and Mohd Noor bin Ismail were charged with importing not less than 212.57g of diamorphine under s 7 of the Misuse of Drugs Act read with s 34 of the Penal Code, while Abdoll Mutaleb bin Raffik faced an abetment charge.