PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Low Sze Song & Sivaprakash Krishnan
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| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Dedar Singh Gill |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Eldan Law LLP, Infinitus Law Corporation, Lions Chambers LLC, Lukshumayeh Law Corporation, Adrian Loo Yu Hao, Jotham Tay, Koh Choon Guan Daniel, Mahadevan Lukshumayeh, Nathan Edmund, Teh Ee-von, Teo Siu Ming |
Source: [2023] SGHC 95, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Low Sze Song & Sivaprakash Krishnan [2023] SGHC 95 was heard by Dedar Singh Gill J in the General Division of the High Court, with judgment reserved and delivered on 14 April 2023 in Criminal Case No 36 of 2022. Low Sze Song, a 70-year-old male Singaporean, and Sivaprakash Krishnan, a 35-year-old male Malaysian national, each claimed trial to a single charge of trafficking not less than 43.2g of diamorphine under section 5(1)(a) read with section 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act. The case concerned events beginning on 30 May 2019 at Block 326A Sumang Walk and the joint trial of the two accused persons.
Summary
The Prosecution charged Low Sze Song and Sivaprakash Krishnan, tried jointly, each with one charge of trafficking not less than 43.2g of diamorphine under the Misuse of Drugs Act, arising from a handover of drugs for S$9,000 at a bus stop along Sumang Walk. The General Division of the High Court found the elements of the charge established against both accused and held that each was a courier within the meaning of s 33B(2)(a) of the Act.
What was Public Prosecutor v Low Sze Song and Sivaprakash Krishnan [2023] SGHC 95 about?
Low Sze Song, a 70-year-old Singaporean, and Sivaprakash Krishnan, a 35-year-old Malaysian, each claimed trial before Dedar Singh Gill J to a single charge of trafficking not less than 43.2g of diamorphine under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
What charge did the accused face in Public Prosecutor v Low Sze Song [2023] SGHC 95?
Both accused persons faced a single charge of trafficking not less than 43.2g of diamorphine under section 5(1)(a) read with section 5(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act, tried jointly in Criminal Case No 36 of 2022.
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