PAUSI BIN JEFRIDIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Key facts
| Court | Court of Appeal |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Steven Chong, Sundaresh Menon, Woo Bih Li |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Procedure and Sentencing |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Chan Yi Cheng, Christina Koh, Eugene Lau, James Chew, Lim Shin Hui, Marcus Foo, Nicholas Wuan Kin Lek, Teo Siu Ming |
Source: [2024] SGCA 37, Court of Appeal, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Pausi bin Jefridin v Public Prosecutor and other matters [2024] SGCA 37 was decided by the Court of Appeal, comprising Sundaresh Menon CJ, Steven Chong JCA and Woo Bih Li JAD, which heard the matter on 1 August 2024 and delivered its grounds of decision on 27 September 2024, with Sundaresh Menon CJ delivering the grounds of the court. The decision dealt with seven criminal motions brought before the Court of Appeal: Criminal Motions Nos 22, 32 and 45 to 50 of 2023. The applicants across the motions were Pausi bin Jefridin, Pannir Selvam a/l Pranthaman, Tan Kay Yong, Ramdhan bin Lajis, Saminathan Selvaraju, Roslan bin Bakar, Datchinamurthy a/l Kataiah and Masoud Rahimi bin Merzad, with the Public Prosecutor as respondent.
The matters concerned criminal review and the reopening of concluded decisions, with the catchwords identifying the threshold for reopening as the central issue. The judgment recorded that seven of the criminal motions were brought by several of the appellants in CA/CA 30/2022 ("CA 30"). The Public Prosecutor was represented by counsel from the Attorney-General's Chambers, including Chan Yi Cheng, Christina Koh, Eugene Lau, James Chew, Lim Shin Hui, Marcus Foo, Nicholas Wuan Kin Lek and Teo Siu Ming.
[2024] SGCA 37 explained
PAUSI BIN JEFRIDIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2024] SGCA 37) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 27 September 2024. 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 [2024] SGCA 37 about?
PAUSI BIN JEFRIDIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2024] SGCA 37) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Criminal review” and “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Reopening concluded decisions — Threshold”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2024] SGCA 37 consider?
The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68) and They had each earlier been convicted and sentenced on various capital charges under the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2024] SGCA 37?
Within this corpus, [2024] SGCA 37 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.
What issue did Pausi bin Jefridin v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGCA 37 address?
[2024] SGCA 37 concerned criminal review and the reopening of concluded decisions, with the threshold for reopening as the central issue. The Court of Appeal, led by Sundaresh Menon CJ, dealt with seven criminal motions brought by applicants who were appellants in CA/CA 30/2022.
Which judges decided the criminal motions in [2024] SGCA 37?
Pausi bin Jefridin v Public Prosecutor and other matters [2024] SGCA 37 was decided by the Court of Appeal, comprising Sundaresh Menon CJ, Steven Chong JCA and Woo Bih Li JAD. The grounds of decision were delivered on 27 September 2024 by Sundaresh Menon CJ.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2024] SGCA 37)