GII v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2025] SGHC 38 High Court (General Division) 6 March 2025 HC/MA 9153/2023/01

18 cases cited Cited by 2 cases

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

“I dismiss the appeal.”

Source: [2025] SGHC 38, High Court (General Division), decided 6 March 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	6 March 2025
Judge	Sundaresh Menon
Charges / claim	Criminal Law
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Attorney-General's Chambers, WongPartnership LLP, Benedict Chan Wei Qi, Calvin Ong Yik Lin, Chin Jincheng, Paul Loy Chi Syann, Tan Darius

Source: [2025] SGHC 38, High Court (General Division), decided 6 March 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Criminal Law — Appeal Criminal Law — Offences — Outrage of modesty — Whether the complainant’s testimony was unusually convincing

Practice Areas

Criminal Law

Judges (1)

Sundaresh Menon Delivered

Counsel (7)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Benedict Chan Wei Qi Counsel for the respondent Calvin Ong Yik Lin Counsel for the appellant Chin Jincheng Counsel for the respondent Paul Loy Chi Syann Counsel for the appellant

Tan Darius Counsel for the appellant

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Respondent

GII Appellant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 38 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 6 March 2025 concerning Criminal Law, specifically addressing appeal and offences. The judgment was delivered by Sundaresh Menon. The case was brought by GII (appellant) against Public Prosecutor (respondent). Legal representation was provided by WongPartnership LLP and Attorney-General's Chambers. The judgment cites 18 cases and references 3 statutory provisions, including the Criminal Procedure Code, the Evidence Act, and the Penal Code. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

Summary

A man appealed against his conviction for aggravated outrage of modesty under s 354A(1) of the Penal Code and his 50-month imprisonment sentence, maintaining he did not remember the events as he was heavily intoxicated. The Chief Justice dismissed the appeal, upholding the complainant's testimony as unusually convincing and addressing the evidentiary treatment when an accused claims no memory of the alleged offence rather than advancing a competing account.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 38?

[2025] SGHC 38 (GII v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 6 March 2025 addressing Criminal Law, specifically appeal and offences. The judgment was delivered by Sundaresh Menon.

Who were the parties in GII v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2025] SGHC 38)?

The appellant in [2025] SGHC 38 was GII, and the respondent was Public Prosecutor. Legal representation included WongPartnership LLP and Attorney-General's Chambers. The case was decided on 6 March 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 38?

[2025] SGHC 38 was delivered by Sundaresh Menon in the High Court (General Division) on 6 March 2025. The case concerned Criminal Law.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 38 cite?

[2025] SGHC 38 cites 18 prior decisions. It references Criminal Procedure Code, Evidence Act, Penal Code. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68) Cases on this Act →

s 390(4)

Evidence Act (Cap 97) Cases on this Act →

s 136 s 154

Penal Code (Cap 224) Cases on this Act →

s 354(1) s 354A(1)

Cases Cited (18)

SG (4)

[2013] SGCA 20 [2018] SGHC 72 [2021] SGHC 46 [2024] SGDC 30

SLR (14)

[1999] 2 SLR(R) 936 [2002] 1 SLR(R) 326 [2005] 2 SLR(R) 236 [2006] 4 SLR(R) 45 [2007] 1 SLR(R) 292 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 686 [2016] 5 SLR 636 [2018] 1 SLR 499 [2018] 2 SLR 1087 [2019] 2 SLR 490 [2020] 1 SLR 486 [2020] 2 SLR 1375 [2020] 5 SLR 1130 [2024] 6 SLR 507