PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v AFFANDI BIN MOHAMED HASSAN

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 182 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.

[2023] SGHC 182 High Court (General Division) 30 June 2023 HC/CC 12/2023 40 min read

3 cases cited (2 SG, 1 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Sentence imposed

I sentenced the accused to the mandatory death penalty.

Source: [2023] SGHC 182, High Court (General Division), decided 30 June 2023. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	30 June 2023
Judge	See Kee Oon
Charges / claim	Criminal Law
Outcome	Sentence imposed
Counsel	Aequitas Law LLP, Attorney-General's Chambers, Drew & Napier LLC, Chin Jincheng, Heershan Kaur, Mahesh Rai s/o Vedprakash Rai, Ng Jun Kai, Subir Singh Grewal

Source: [2023] SGHC 182, High Court (General Division), decided 30 June 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Misuse of Drugs Act

Practice Areas

Criminal Law

Judges (1)

See Kee Oon Delivered

Counsel (8)

Aequitas Law LLP Firm Attorney-General's Chambers Firm Drew & Napier LLC Firm Chin Jincheng Counsel Prosecution Heershan Kaur Counsel Prosecution Mahesh Rai s/o Vedprakash Rai Counsel Accused Ng Jun Kai Counsel Prosecution Subir Singh Grewal Counsel Accused

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Prosecutor Affandi bin Mohamed Hassan Accused

Case Significance

Public Prosecutor v Affandi bin Mohamed Hassan [2023] SGHC 182 is a grounds of decision of See Kee Oon J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 30 June 2023 in Criminal Case No 12 of 2023. The accused claimed trial to a charge under s 5(1)(a) read with s 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act for having in his possession a controlled drug for the purpose of trafficking, the quantity being 2,752.64g of granular/powdery substance analysed and found to contain not less than 24.64g of diamorphine, recovered from a flat at Block 305 Serangoon Avenue 2 where the accused resided until his arrest. See Kee Oon J found the Prosecution had proven the charge beyond a reasonable doubt, and the accused was convicted and sentenced to the mandatory death sentence, with a 51-page Statement of Agreed Facts tendered under s 267(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

[2023] SGHC 182 explained

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v AFFANDI BIN MOHAMED HASSAN ([2023] SGHC 182) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 30 June 2023. It is categorised under 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] SGHC 182 about?

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v AFFANDI BIN MOHAMED HASSAN ([2023] SGHC 182) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Misuse of Drugs Act”, 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 182 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.

How influential is [2023] SGHC 182?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 182 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.

Summary

Affandi bin Mohamed Hassan claimed trial to a charge under s 5(1)(a) read with s 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act for possessing not less than 24.64g of diamorphine, recovered from a Serangoon flat, for the purpose of trafficking. The court rejected his consumption and courier defences and found the charge proven beyond reasonable doubt. He was convicted and, as the alternative sentencing regime did not apply, sentenced to the mandatory death penalty.

What was Public Prosecutor v Affandi bin Mohamed Hassan [2023] SGHC 182 about?

It was a drug-trafficking trial before See Kee Oon J, decided on 30 June 2023, in which Affandi bin Mohamed Hassan claimed trial to possessing diamorphine for the purpose of trafficking under s 5(1)(a) read with s 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act.

What quantity of drugs and outcome arose in [2023] SGHC 182?

The charge concerned 2,752.64g of granular substance found to contain not less than 24.64g of diamorphine, recovered from Block 305 Serangoon Avenue 2. See Kee Oon J convicted the accused and imposed the mandatory death sentence.