PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Muhammed Izwan Bin Borhan & Anor
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Chua Lee Ming |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Procedure and Sentencing |
| Counsel | Advocatus Law LLP, Attorney-General's Chambers, Chooi Jing Yen LLC, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP, Providence Law Asia LLC, Cheong Jun Ming Mervyn, Chooi Jing Yen, Jordan Kow, Kumaresan Gohulabalan, Lim Yi Zheng, Loo Yinglin Bestlyn, Stephanie Koh, Suang Wijaya, Vergis S Abraham |
Source: [2025] SGHC 15, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGHC 15 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 23 January 2025 concerning Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, specifically addressing taking additional evidence. The judgment was delivered by Chua Lee Ming. The case was brought by Public Prosecutor (applicant) against Ahmad Suhaimi bin Ismail and others (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Attorney-General's Chambers and Advocatus Law LLP. The judgment cites 1 case and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Criminal Procedure Code. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.
[2025] SGHC 15 explained
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Muhammed Izwan Bin Borhan & Anor ([2025] SGHC 15) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 23 January 2025. 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 [2025] SGHC 15 about?
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Muhammed Izwan Bin Borhan & Anor ([2025] SGHC 15) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Taking additional evidence”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2025] SGHC 15 consider?
The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2025] SGHC 15?
Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC 15 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.
Summary
In a capital case remitted by the Court of Appeal, the trial judge took additional evidence from two new witnesses regarding whether the second accused Suhaimi had reduced his heroin order from five packets to one. The court found the additional evidence did not raise any reasonable doubt about the original verdict, reaffirming the convictions for trafficking diamorphine and methamphetamine and the mandatory death sentences for both accused.
What was decided in [2025] SGHC 15?
[2025] SGHC 15 (PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Muhammed Izwan Bin Borhan & Anor) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 23 January 2025 addressing Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, specifically taking additional evidence. The judgment was delivered by Chua Lee Ming.
Who were the parties in PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Muhammed Izwan Bin Borhan & Anor ([2025] SGHC 15)?
The applicant in [2025] SGHC 15 was Public Prosecutor, and the respondent was Ahmad Suhaimi bin Ismail, Muhammed Izwan bin Borhan. Legal representation included Attorney-General's Chambers and Advocatus Law LLP. The case was decided on 23 January 2025 in the High Court (General Division).
Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 15?
[2025] SGHC 15 was delivered by Chua Lee Ming in the High Court (General Division) on 23 January 2025. The case concerned Criminal Procedure and Sentencing.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 15)