TANGARAJU S/O SUPPIAH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Key facts
| Court | Court of Appeal |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Steven Chong |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Sentencing |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Anandan Bala, Selene Yap, Tan Zhi Hao |
Source: [2023] SGCA 13, Court of Appeal, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Tangaraju s/o Suppiah v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGCA 13 is a reserved judgment of Steven Chong JCA in the Court of Appeal, delivered on 25 April 2023 in Criminal Motion No 19 of 2023. Tangaraju s/o Suppiah had been convicted in 2018 on a capital charge and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty for abetting a conspiracy to traffic in cannabis. On 24 April 2023, two days before his scheduled execution on 26 April 2023, he filed CM 19 seeking leave under s 394H of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 or the court's inherent jurisdiction to make a review application in respect of the Court of Appeal's decision in CA/CCA 38/2018, a stay of execution pending that application, and the setting aside of the death sentence.
[2023] SGCA 13 explained
TANGARAJU S/O SUPPIAH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2023] SGCA 13) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 25 April 2023. It is categorised under Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 5 other reported Singapore judgments, 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 13 about?
TANGARAJU S/O SUPPIAH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2023] SGCA 13) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Misuse of Drugs Act” and “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Criminal review — Leave for review”, 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 13 consider?
The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68) and Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGCA 13 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGCA 9 and [2023] SGCA 8. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2023] SGCA 13?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGCA 13 has been cited by 5 later reported Singapore judgments. 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 applicant seek in Tangaraju s/o Suppiah v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGCA 13?
Tangaraju s/o Suppiah sought leave under s 394H of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 to make a review application concerning the Court of Appeal's decision in CA/CCA 38/2018, a stay of his execution scheduled for 26 April 2023, and the setting aside of his death sentence.
What was the background to Tangaraju s/o Suppiah v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGCA 13?
Tangaraju s/o Suppiah was convicted in 2018 on a capital charge and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty for abetting a conspiracy to traffic in cannabis. He filed Criminal Motion No 19 of 2023 on 24 April 2023, two days before his scheduled execution.
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