KISHOR KUMAR A/L RAGUAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Q: Which legislation does [2025] SGCA 39 consider?

The judgment refers to Applications in Capital Cases Act, Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185), and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2025] SGCA 39 Court of Appeal 30 July 2025 CA/CM 20/2025 19 min read

7 cases cited

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

The appeal was dismissed by this court (comprising Sundaresh Menon CJ, Tay Yong Kwang JCA and Steven Chong JCA) on 11 October 2022. Mr Pung also filed an appeal against his sentence in CA/CCA 3/2022 but he withdrew his appeal on 16 March 2022.18 In dismissing Mr Kishor’s appeal, this court held that there was no ground on which an appeal on the point of knowledge could stand.

Source: [2025] SGCA 39, Court of Appeal, decided 30 July 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	Court of Appeal
Decided	30 July 2025
Judge	Tay Yong Kwang
Charges / claim	Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Attorney-General's Chambers, Rex Legal Law Corporation, Hua Yew Fai Terence, John Lu, Paul Chia

Source: [2025] SGCA 39, Court of Appeal, decided 30 July 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Stay of execution — Application under s 60G of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 (2020 Rev Ed) for permission to make a post-appeal application in a capital case

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing

Judges (1)

Tay Yong Kwang Delivered

Counsel (5)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm Rex Legal Law Corporation Firm Hua Yew Fai Terence Counsel Applicant John Lu Counsel Respondent Paul Chia Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Respondent Kishor Kumar A/L Raguan Applicant

Case Significance

[2025] SGCA 39 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 30 July 2025 concerning Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, specifically addressing stay of execution. The judgment was delivered by Tay Yong Kwang. The case was brought by Kishor Kumar A/L Raguan (applicant) against Public Prosecutor (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Rex Legal Law Corporation and Attorney-General's Chambers. The judgment cites 7 cases and references 4 statutory provisions, including the Applications in Capital Cases Act, the Criminal Procedure Code, and the Misuse of Drugs Act.

[2025] SGCA 39 explained

KISHOR KUMAR A/L RAGUAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2025] SGCA 39) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 30 July 2025. It is categorised under 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 [2025] SGCA 39 about?

KISHOR KUMAR A/L RAGUAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2025] SGCA 39) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Stay of execution — Application under s 60G of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 (2020 Rev Ed) for permission to make a post-appeal application in a capital case”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2025] SGCA 39 consider?

The judgment refers to Applications in Capital Cases Act, Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185), and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGCA 39 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHC 20. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

Summary

Kishor Kumar, a prisoner awaiting capital punishment, applied for a stay of execution the evening before his scheduled execution date, seeking permission to bring a post-appeal application in a capital case. His primary argument was that a co-accused's testimony about his lack of knowledge of the drugs should warrant a review of his conviction. The application was summarily dismissed as wholly devoid of merit, and counsel was personally ordered to pay $3,000 in costs to the Prosecution for filing the unmeritorious last-minute application.

What was decided in [2025] SGCA 39?

[2025] SGCA 39 (KISHOR KUMAR A/L RAGUAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR) is a Court of Appeal decision from 30 July 2025 addressing Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, specifically stay of execution. The judgment was delivered by Tay Yong Kwang.

Who were the parties in KISHOR KUMAR A/L RAGUAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2025] SGCA 39)?

The applicant in [2025] SGCA 39 was Kishor Kumar A/L Raguan, and the respondent was Public Prosecutor. Legal representation included Rex Legal Law Corporation and Attorney-General's Chambers. The case was decided on 30 July 2025 in the Court of Appeal.