SAKTHIVEL SIVASURIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Outcome
Application dismissed“I therefore dismissed the application.”
Source: [2023] SGHC 184, High Court (General Division), decided 5 July 2023. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Vincent Hoong |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Procedure and Sentencing |
| Outcome | Application dismissed |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Yeo Marini Law Corporation, R. Arvindren, Yong Hong Kit Clement (Yang Fengji) |
Source: [2023] SGHC 184, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Sakthivel Sivasurian v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 184 is a grounds of decision of Vincent Hoong J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 5 July 2023 in Criminal Revision No 1 of 2023. The applicant, Mr Sakthivel Sivasurian, the accused in SC-905056-2020, sought his release on bail; his application raised the procedural propriety of the application and whether the District Judge had the power under s 103(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 (2020 Rev Ed) to revoke his bail. He faced three charges under ss 323A and 267B of the Penal Code and reg 6(1) of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020, and having been first charged on 27 July 2020 and later had his bail revoked for breaches, the judge dismissed the application after hearing the parties on 17 May 2023.
Summary
Sakthivel Sivasurian applied for release on bail while facing charges under ss 323A and 267B of the Penal Code and the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020, his earlier bail having been revoked for breach of conditions. The application raised whether the District Judge had power under s 103(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code to revoke bail. The court held the judge had that power and had exercised it correctly, and dismissed the application.
What was Sakthivel Sivasurian v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 184 about?
It was a criminal revision before Vincent Hoong J, decided on 5 July 2023, in which Mr Sakthivel Sivasurian sought release on bail, raising whether the District Judge had power under s 103(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 to revoke his bail. The application was dismissed.
What charges did the applicant face in [2023] SGHC 184?
Mr Sakthivel Sivasurian faced three charges under ss 323A and 267B of the Penal Code and reg 6(1) of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020, having first been charged on 27 July 2020 before his bail was revoked for breaches of conditions.
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