PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Muhammad Salihin Bin Ismail
Outcome
AcquittedI acquitted the accused of the Murder Charge and substituted it with a conviction under s 325 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing grievous hurt to the Victim.
Source: [2023] SGHC 155, High Court (General Division), decided 25 May 2023. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Pang Khang Chau |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Sentencing |
| Outcome | Acquitted |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP, Eugene Singarajah Thuraisingam, Lim Yu Hui, Senthilkumaran Sabapathy, Suang Wijaya |
Source: [2023] SGHC 155, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Public Prosecutor v Muhammad Salihin bin Ismail [2023] SGHC 155 is a grounds of decision of Pang Khang Chau J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 25 May 2023 in Criminal Case No 6 of 2021. The accused, a 29-year-old Singaporean and the victim's stepfather, was tried for the murder of Nursabrina Augustiani Abdullah under s 300(c) of the Penal Code, arising from two incidents on 1 September 2018. Pang Khang Chau J acquitted the accused of murder and substituted a conviction for voluntarily causing grievous hurt under s 325 of the Penal Code, sentencing him to nine years' imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane, with charges under s 324 and s 5(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act taken into consideration. The Prosecution and Defence have appealed.
[2023] SGHC 155 explained
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Muhammad Salihin Bin Ismail ([2023] SGHC 155) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 25 May 2023. It is categorised under Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 4 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] SGHC 155 about?
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Muhammad Salihin Bin Ismail ([2023] SGHC 155) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Offences — Murder”, “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing”, and “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Joint trial”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 155 consider?
The judgment refers to Children and Young Persons Act (Cap 38) and Penal Code (Cap 224). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2023] SGHC 155?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 155 has been cited by 4 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.
Summary
Muhammad Salihin bin Ismail, a 29-year-old man, was tried for the murder under section 300(c) of the Penal Code of his two-year-old stepdaughter, who died from intra-abdominal bleeding after being punched and kicked. The court acquitted him of murder and instead convicted him of voluntarily causing grievous hurt under section 325, sentencing him to nine years' imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane, with two further charges taken into consideration.
What did the court decide in Public Prosecutor v Muhammad Salihin bin Ismail [2023] SGHC 155?
Pang Khang Chau J acquitted the accused of murder under s 300(c) of the Penal Code and substituted a conviction for voluntarily causing grievous hurt under s 325, sentencing him to nine years' imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane. Delivered 25 May 2023.
What were the charges in Public Prosecutor v Muhammad Salihin bin Ismail [2023] SGHC 155?
The accused, the victim's stepfather, was tried for the murder of Nursabrina Augustiani Abdullah from incidents on 1 September 2018. Charges under s 324 of the Penal Code and s 5(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act were taken into consideration in sentencing.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 155)