YAP KIAN SING v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2023] SGHC 349 High Court (General Division) 11 December 2023 HC/MA 9121/2023/01

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Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	11 December 2023
Judge	Tay Yong Kwang
Charges / claim	Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
Counsel	Attorney-General's Chambers, Tin Shu Min

Source: [2023] SGHC 349, High Court (General Division), decided 11 December 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Appeal Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing

Judges (1)

Tay Yong Kwang Delivered

Counsel (2)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm Tin Shu Min Counsel for the respondent

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Respondent

Yap Kian Sing Appellant

Case Significance

Yap Kian Sing v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 349 is a General Division of the High Court decision by Tay Yong Kwang JCA, delivered on 11 December 2023 in Magistrate's Appeal No 9121 of 2023. The appellant, a male Singaporean born on 20 October 1973, had pleaded guilty in the District Court to five charges: criminal intimidation under the second limb of section 506 of the Penal Code, harassment by stalking under section 7(1) of the Protection from Harassment Act, possession of 217.94g of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking under section 5(1)(a) read with section 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act, and consumption of methamphetamine, among others. The grounds of decision address the sentencing appeal across these charges.

Summary

This was an appeal by Yap Kian Sing against the sentences imposed by the District Court after he pleaded guilty to five charges, including criminal intimidation, harassment, drug trafficking of methamphetamine, drug consumption and possession. The General Division of the High Court considered whether the appellant's acceptance of the mandatory strokes of the cane despite being close to the age limit reflected genuine remorse warranting a reduction. The court allowed the appeal against sentence and reduced the imprisonment term for the drug trafficking charge from 25 years to 24 years, while the caning and other orders remained unchanged.

What was Yap Kian Sing v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 349 about?

It was a High Court sentencing appeal before Tay Yong Kwang JCA involving an appellant who pleaded guilty to five charges, including criminal intimidation, harassment by stalking, and possession of 217.94g of methamphetamine for trafficking under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

What charges did the appellant face in Yap Kian Sing v PP [2023] SGHC 349?

The appellant pleaded guilty to five charges: criminal intimidation under section 506 of the Penal Code, harassment under section 7(1) of the Protection from Harassment Act, trafficking-related possession of 217.94g of methamphetamine, and methamphetamine consumption, among others.