TAN JINXIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Q: Which legislation does [2026] SGCA 10 consider?

The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), First Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185), and Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2026] SGCA 10 Court of Appeal 10 March 2026 CA/CCA 16/2024 25 min read

8 cases cited (7 SG, 1 foreign)

Key facts

Court	Court of Appeal
Decided	10 March 2026
Judges	Belinda Ang Saw Ean, Hri Kumar Nair, Sundaresh Menon
Charges / claim	Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
Counsel	ADTLaw LLC, Attorney-General's Chambers, Prolegis LLC, Cheyenne Valenza Low, Damian Tan Yi Liang, Daniel Chia Hsiung Wen, Ker Yanguang, Ronnie Ang, Tan Ly-Ru Dawn, Teo Wei Jian Tristan, Timotheus Koh

Source: [2026] SGCA 10, Court of Appeal, decided 10 March 2026 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Misuse of Drugs Act Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Criminal motions — Adducing fresh evidence

Practice Areas

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure and Sentencing

Judges (3)

Belinda Ang Saw Ean Delivered Hri Kumar Nair Coram Sundaresh Menon Coram

Counsel (11)

ADTLaw LLC Firm Attorney-General's Chambers Firm Prolegis LLC Firm Cheyenne Valenza Low Counsel Appellant Damian Tan Yi Liang Counsel Appellant Daniel Chia Hsiung Wen Counsel Appellant Ker Yanguang Counsel Appellant Ronnie Ang Counsel Respondent Tan Ly-Ru Dawn Counsel Appellant Teo Wei Jian Tristan Counsel Appellant Timotheus Koh Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Respondent Tan Jinxian Appellant

[2026] SGCA 10 explained

TAN JINXIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2026] SGCA 10) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 10 March 2026. 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 [2026] SGCA 10 about?

TAN JINXIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2026] SGCA 10) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Misuse of Drugs Act” and “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Criminal motions — Adducing fresh evidence”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2026] SGCA 10 consider?

The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), First Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185), and Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGCA 10 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGCA 9 and [2025] SGHC 37. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.