Soh Chee Wen v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2025] SGCA 49 Court of Appeal 10 October 2025 • CA/CCA 40/2022|CA/CCA 41/2022 • 167 min read

23 cases cited (20 SG, 3 foreign)

Catchwords

Criminal Law — Appeal Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Penal Code Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Securities and Futures Act

Practice Areas

Criminal Law

Judges (3)

Andrew Phang Boon Leong Coram Sundaresh Menon Delivered Tay Yong Kwang Coram

Counsel (12)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm David Nayar and Associates Firm Sreenivasan Chambers LLC Firm David Koh Yi-Da Counsel Respondent Lim Wei Liang Jason Counsel Appellant Louis Ngia Jin Liang Counsel Respondent Michelle Tay Counsel Respondent Narayanan Sreenivasan Counsel Appellant Nicholas Tan Beng Leong Counsel Respondent Regina Lim Siew Mei Counsel Respondent Sivananthan Nithyanantham Counsel Appellant Yee Jia Rong Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

Public Prosecutor Respondent Quah Su-Ling Appellant Soh Chee Wen Appellant

Case Significance

[2025] SGCA 49 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 10 October 2025 concerning Criminal Law, specifically addressing appeal and statutory offences. The judgment was delivered by Sundaresh Menon, with Andrew Phang Boon Leong and Tay Yong Kwang on the coram. The case was brought by Quah Su-Ling and others (appellant) against Public Prosecutor (respondent). Legal representation was provided by David Nayar and Associates and Attorney-General's Chambers. The judgment cites 23 cases (20 Singapore, 3 foreign) and references 9 statutory provisions, including the Bruneian Penal Code, the Companies Act, and the Criminal Procedure Code.

Summary

Soh Chee Wen and Quah Su-Ling appealed against their convictions for market manipulation and other offences arising from a scheme to manipulate the share prices of Blumont, Asiasons and LionGold on the Singapore Exchange, following a trial spanning over 200 hearing days across more than two years. Soh was convicted of 180 charges and Quah of 169 charges including fraud, market manipulation under the Securities and Futures Act, and cheating. The Court of Appeal dismissed both appeals against conviction, finding the appellants' challenges were essentially attempts to relitigate factual issues already thoroughly addressed by the trial judge.

What was decided in [2025] SGCA 49?

[2025] SGCA 49 (Soh Chee Wen v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR) is a Court of Appeal decision from 10 October 2025 addressing Criminal Law, specifically appeal and statutory offences. The judgment was delivered by Sundaresh Menon.

Who were the parties in Soh Chee Wen v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR?

The appellant in [2025] SGCA 49 was Quah Su-Ling, Soh Chee Wen, and the respondent was Public Prosecutor. Legal representation included David Nayar and Associates and Attorney-General's Chambers. The case was decided on 10 October 2025 in the Court of Appeal.

Which judge decided [2025] SGCA 49?

[2025] SGCA 49 was delivered by Sundaresh Menon in the Court of Appeal on 10 October 2025. Andrew Phang Boon Leong and Tay Yong Kwang also sat on the coram. The case concerned Criminal Law.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGCA 49 cite?

[2025] SGCA 49 cites 23 prior decisions, including 3 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Bruneian Penal Code, Companies Act, Criminal Procedure Code.

Statutes Cited

Bruneian Penal Code (Cap 224)

s 120A s 120B

Companies Act (Cap 50)

s 148(1)

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68)

High Court of Brunei considered an equivalent provision in the Penal Code (Cap 22)

Interpretation Act (Cap 1)

s 2

Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185)

s 5(1)

Penal Code (Cap 224)

s 107(1)(b) s 109 s 116 s 120A s 120A(1)(a) s 120B s 204A s 379A(1) s 415 s 420 s 511

Prisons Act

Securities and Futures Act (Cap 289)

s 197(1)(b) s 201(b)

Cases Cited (23)

SG (1)

[2023] SGHC 299

SLR (19)

[1988] 1 SLR(R) 349 [1993] 3 SLR(R) 302 [1998] 2 SLR(R) 855 [1998] 3 SLR(R) 281 [1998] 3 SLR(R) 290 [1998] 3 SLR(R) 352 [1998] 3 SLR(R) 619 [1999] 3 SLR(R) 257 [2000] 1 SLR(R) 756 [2002] 1 SLR(R) 1 [2002] 1 SLR(R) 1161 [2003] 3 SLR(R) 435 [2007] 2 SLR(R) 983 [2007] 4 SLR(R) 1 [2009] 4 SLR(R) 788 [2011] 3 SLR 1205 [2014] 3 SLR 329 [2018] 2 SLR 1156 [2019] 3 SLR 374

UK (1)

[1955] AC 370

MY (2)

[1969] 2 MLJ 49 [1988] 2 MLJ 217

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGCA 49)