VANG SHUIMING v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 248 consider?

The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68) and Penal Code (Cap 224). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC 248 High Court (General Division) 5 September 2023 HC/CR 4/2023 23 min read

6 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	5 September 2023
Judge	Vincent Hoong
Charges / claim	Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
Counsel	Attorney-General's Chambers, Drew & Napier LLC, Andrew Chua Ruiming, David Koh, Kang Jia Hui, Ng Yiwen, Wong Hin Pkin Wendell, Yang Xinyan

Source: [2023] SGHC 248, High Court (General Division), decided 5 September 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Bail Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Revision of proceedings

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing

Judges (1)

Vincent Hoong Delivered

Counsel (8)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm Drew & Napier LLC Firm Andrew Chua Ruiming Counsel Applicant David Koh Counsel Respondent Kang Jia Hui Counsel Respondent Ng Yiwen Counsel Respondent Wong Hin Pkin Wendell Counsel Applicant Yang Xinyan Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Respondent Vang Shuiming Applicant

Case Significance

Vang Shuiming v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 248 is an ex tempore judgment of Vincent Hoong J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 5 September 2023 in Criminal Revision No 4 of 2023. The applicant, Mr Vang Shuiming, was arrested on 15 August 2023 as part of a large-scale investigation into money-laundering and forgery offences involving numerous suspects, and had been remanded by orders of a District Court since 16 August 2023, with one charge under s 471 punishable under s 465 of the Penal Code tendered against him. Invoking the High Court's revisionary powers, he sought to revoke the remand orders and be granted bail, and to revoke and substitute the order governing his access to counsel; the judgment addresses these criminal revision and bail matters.

[2023] SGHC 248 explained

VANG SHUIMING v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2023] SGHC 248) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 5 September 2023. It is categorised under Criminal Procedure and Sentencing. 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 248 about?

VANG SHUIMING v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2023] SGHC 248) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Bail” and “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Revision of proceedings”, 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 248 consider?

The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68) 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 248?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 248 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

Vang Shuiming, arrested as part of a large-scale money-laundering and forgery investigation and remanded on a charge under s 471 of the Penal Code, applied to the High Court in a criminal revision to revoke the District Court's remand orders and be granted bail, and to vary orders on his access to counsel. The court held the high threshold of serious injustice required to exercise its revisionary powers under s 401 of the Criminal Procedure Code was not met, as the District Court's orders were not shown to be wrong. The application was dismissed.

What was Vang Shuiming v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 248 about?

It was a criminal revision before Vincent Hoong J in which Vang Shuiming, arrested on 15 August 2023 in a large-scale money-laundering and forgery investigation, sought to revoke his District Court remand orders and be granted bail, decided on 5 September 2023.

What relief did the applicant seek in [2023] SGHC 248?

Vang Shuiming invoked the High Court's revisionary powers to revoke the District Court orders remanding him since 16 August 2023 and substitute an order granting bail, and to revoke and substitute the order governing his access to counsel.