PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v MUHAMMAD SUFIAN BIN HUSSAIN

Q: Which legislation does [2025] SGHC 45 consider?

The judgment refers to Children and Young Persons Act (Cap 38), Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), and Penal Code (Cap 224). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2025] SGHC 45 High Court (General Division) 18 March 2025 HC/MA 9139/2024/01 25 min read

6 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal allowed

I allowed the appeal and enhanced the respondent’s sentence from six years to nine years of corrective training.

Source: [2025] SGHC 45, High Court (General Division), decided 18 March 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	18 March 2025
Judge	See Kee Oon
Charges / claim	Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
Outcome	Appeal allowed
Counsel	Attorney-General's Chambers, M Shafiq Chambers LLC, Alexandria Shamini Joseph, Mohammad Shafiq bin Haja Maideen

Source: [2025] SGHC 45, High Court (General Division), decided 18 March 2025 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Criminal Law — Appeal Criminal Law — Offences — Sexual exploitation of a child Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Persistent offenders

Practice Areas

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure and Sentencing

Judges (1)

See Kee Oon Delivered

Counsel (4)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm M Shafiq Chambers LLC Firm Alexandria Shamini Joseph Counsel Appellant Mohammad Shafiq bin Haja Maideen Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Appellant Muhammad Sufian bin Hussain Respondent

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC 45 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 18 March 2025 concerning Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, specifically addressing appeal, offences, and sentencing. The judgment was delivered by See Kee Oon. The case was brought by Public Prosecutor (appellant) against Muhammad Sufian bin Hussain (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Attorney-General's Chambers and M Shafiq Chambers LLC. The judgment cites 6 cases and references 3 statutory provisions, including the Children and Young Persons Act, the Criminal Procedure Code, and the Penal Code. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

[2025] SGHC 45 explained

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v MUHAMMAD SUFIAN BIN HUSSAIN ([2025] SGHC 45) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 18 March 2025. It is categorised under Criminal Law and 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 45 about?

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v MUHAMMAD SUFIAN BIN HUSSAIN ([2025] SGHC 45) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Appeal”, “Criminal Law — Offences — Sexual exploitation of a child”, and “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Persistent offenders”, 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 45 consider?

The judgment refers to Children and Young Persons Act (Cap 38), Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), and Penal Code (Cap 224). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2025] SGHC 45?

Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC 45 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

The Prosecution appealed against a six-year corrective training sentence for a repeat offender convicted of kissing a seven-year-old girl on the lips at a condominium stairwell, an offence under s 8(1)(a)(i) of the Children and Young Persons Act. The court allowed the appeal and enhanced the sentence to nine years' corrective training, finding the respondent's recidivism and escalating pattern of offences against young female children warranted a longer term for deterrence and rehabilitation.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC 45?

[2025] SGHC 45 (PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v MUHAMMAD SUFIAN BIN HUSSAIN) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 18 March 2025 addressing Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, specifically appeal, offences, and sentencing. The judgment was delivered by See Kee Oon.

Who were the parties in PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v MUHAMMAD SUFIAN BIN HUSSAIN ([2025] SGHC 45)?

The appellant in [2025] SGHC 45 was Public Prosecutor, and the respondent was Muhammad Sufian bin Hussain. Legal representation included M Shafiq Chambers LLC and Attorney-General's Chambers. The case was decided on 18 March 2025 in the High Court (General Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 45?

[2025] SGHC 45 was delivered by See Kee Oon in the High Court (General Division) on 18 March 2025. The case concerned Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 45 cite?

[2025] SGHC 45 cites 6 prior decisions. It references Children and Young Persons Act, Criminal Procedure Code, Penal Code. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.