PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v CPH

[2023] SGHC 272 High Court (General Division) 29 September 2023 HC/CC 29/2023

13 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	29 September 2023
Judge	Hoo Sheau Peng
Charges / claim	Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
Counsel	Attorney-General's Chambers, A Meenakshi, Ashwin Ganapathy, Sheldon Lim, Sruthi Boppana

Source: [2023] SGHC 272, High Court (General Division), decided 29 September 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Criminal Law — Offences — Rape Criminal Law — Offences — Sexual offences Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Principles

Practice Areas

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure and Sentencing

Judges (1)

Hoo Sheau Peng Delivered

Counsel (5)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm

A Meenakshi Counsel for the accused

Ashwin Ganapathy Counsel for the accused Sheldon Lim Counsel for the prosecution Sruthi Boppana Counsel for the prosecution

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Prosecution

CPH Accused

Case Significance

Public Prosecutor v CPH [2023] SGHC 272 is a grounds of decision of Hoo Sheau Peng J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 29 September 2023 in Criminal Case No 29 of 2023. The accused pleaded guilty to three proceeded charges arising from sexual relations with the victim between 2003 and 2008, when she was aged 11 to 17: one charge of rape of a female under 14 years of age under s 375(e) of the Penal Code, and two charges of carnal connection with a female under 16 under s 140(1)(i) of the Women's Charter, with six further charges taken into consideration for sentencing. Hoo Sheau Peng J imposed 15 years' imprisonment for the rape charge and two and a half years for each carnal connection charge, ordered to run consecutively for a total of 20 years' imprisonment; the accused has appealed against sentence.

Summary

The accused pleaded guilty to three charges arising from repeated sexual relations with the victim while she was aged 11 to 17: one count of rape of a female under 14 under s 375(e) of the Penal Code and two counts of carnal connection with a female under 16 under s 140(1)(i) of the Women's Charter, with six further charges taken into consideration. Hoo Sheau Peng J imposed 15 years for the rape and two and a half years for each carnal connection charge, run consecutively for a global sentence of 20 years' imprisonment.

What was Public Prosecutor v CPH [2023] SGHC 272 about?

It was a sentencing decision of Hoo Sheau Peng J, delivered on 29 September 2023, where the accused pleaded guilty to rape and two carnal connection charges arising from sexual relations with a victim aged 11 to 17 between 2003 and 2008.

What sentence was imposed in [2023] SGHC 272?

Hoo Sheau Peng J imposed 15 years' imprisonment for the rape charge under s 375(e) of the Penal Code and two and a half years for each carnal connection charge, running consecutively for a total of 20 years; the accused has appealed against sentence.