DAO THI BOI v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Steven Chong, Sundaresh Menon, Tay Yong Kwang |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Sentencing |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Cavenagh Law LLP, Wee, Tay & Lim LLP, Choo Ian Ming, Lee Zu Zhao, Lu Huiyi, Peter Koy, Wee Pan Lee |
Source: [2024] SGHC 290, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
In Dao Thi Boi v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGHC 290, decided on 8 November 2024, the General Division of the High Court heard Magistrate's Appeal No 9030 of 2023, with Sundaresh Menon CJ, Tay Yong Kwang JCA and Steven Chong JCA sitting and Tay Yong Kwang JCA delivering the grounds of decision. The appellant, Ms Dao Thi Boi, appealed against her conviction by the District Court on one charge under section 4(1) read with section 20(1)(a) of the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act (Cap 92A, 2008 Rev Ed), and against her sentence of ten months' imprisonment. The charge concerned the import on 5 March 2018 of a 40-foot container holding 1,787 pieces of elephant tusks, derived from the Family Elephantidae and weighing a total of 3,480 kilograms, brought from Apapa, Nigeria to the Pasir Panjang Scanning Station without a permit from the Director-General of Agri-Food and Veterinary Services. The catchwords record issues of mens rea and the sentencing appeal. The District Court's decision was reported as Public Prosecutor v Dao Thi Boi [2023] SGDC 257.
[2024] SGHC 290 explained
DAO THI BOI v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2024] SGHC 290) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 8 November 2024. It is categorised under Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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] SGHC 290 about?
DAO THI BOI v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2024] SGHC 290) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Elements of crime — Mens rea”, “Criminal Law — Offences — Endangered species”, and “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Appeals”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2024] SGHC 290 consider?
The judgment refers to Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (Cap 65A), Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act (Cap 92A), Evidence Act (Cap 97), and Health Products Act (Cap 112D), among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What was the charge in Dao Thi Boi v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGHC 290?
Ms Dao Thi Boi was convicted on one charge under section 4(1) read with section 20(1)(a) of the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act for importing a container holding 1,787 elephant tusks weighing 3,480 kilograms from Nigeria without a permit, and was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment.
Which court and judges heard the Dao Thi Boi endangered species appeal ([2024] SGHC 290)?
The General Division of the High Court heard Magistrate's Appeal No 9030 of 2023, comprising Sundaresh Menon CJ, Tay Yong Kwang JCA and Steven Chong JCA. Tay Yong Kwang JCA delivered the grounds of decision on 8 November 2024 in Dao Thi Boi v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGHC 290.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2024] SGHC 290)