RAJAVIKRAMAN S/O JAYAPANDIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Hoo Sheau Peng |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Sentencing |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Lighthouse Law LLC, Darren Sim, David Menon, Lynette Chang Huay Qin, Wee Heng Yi Adrian |
Source: [2025] SGHC 90, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGHC 90 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 16 May 2025 concerning Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, specifically addressing statutory offences and revision of proceedings. The judgment was delivered by Hoo Sheau Peng. The case was brought by Rajavikraman s/o Jayapandian (appellant) against Public Prosecutor (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Lighthouse Law LLC and Attorney-General's Chambers. The judgment cites 10 cases and references 2 statutory provisions, including the Criminal Procedure Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
[2025] SGHC 90 explained
RAJAVIKRAMAN S/O JAYAPANDIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2025] SGHC 90) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 16 May 2025. It is categorised under Criminal Law and 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] SGHC 90 about?
RAJAVIKRAMAN S/O JAYAPANDIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2025] SGHC 90) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Prevention of Corruption Act” and “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Revision of proceedings — Substituting District Judge’s single penalty order with multiple penalty orders”, 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 90 consider?
The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68) and Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 241). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHC 90 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHC 2. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
A procurement officer appealed against his 43-month imprisonment sentence for 16 corruption charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act involving over $500,000 in gratification from subcontractors. The court dismissed the appeal on sentence but exercised revisionary powers to substitute the single global penalty order with 16 individual penalty orders totalling $198,115.19, to prevent the perverse incentive of serving the default term rather than disgorging the gratification.
What was decided in [2025] SGHC 90?
[2025] SGHC 90 (RAJAVIKRAMAN S/O JAYAPANDIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 16 May 2025 addressing Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, specifically statutory offences and revision of proceedings. The judgment was delivered by Hoo Sheau Peng.
Who were the parties in RAJAVIKRAMAN S/O JAYAPANDIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2025] SGHC 90)?
The appellant in [2025] SGHC 90 was Rajavikraman s/o Jayapandian, and the respondent was Public Prosecutor. Legal representation included Attorney-General's Chambers and Lighthouse Law LLC. The case was decided on 16 May 2025 in the High Court (General Division).
Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 90?
[2025] SGHC 90 was delivered by Hoo Sheau Peng in the High Court (General Division) on 16 May 2025. The case concerned Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 90 cite?
[2025] SGHC 90 cites 10 prior decisions. It references Criminal Procedure Code, Prevention of Corruption Act.
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Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 90)