Public Prosecutor v Mohamed Fariz Bin Jamaluddin [2026] SGDC 252
Key facts
| Court | District Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Cheng Yuxi |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Procedure and Sentencing |
| Counsel | Abdul Rahman Law Corporation, Attorney-General's Chambers, Ahmad Firdaus Bin Daud, Gavin Goh |
Source: [2026] SGDC 252, District Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Public Prosecutor v Mohamed Fariz Bin Jamaluddin [2026] SGDC 252 is a sentencing decision of District Judge Cheng Yuxi in the District Court, dated 29 July 2026, after hearings on 29 May, 22 June and 6 July 2026. At around midnight on 17 September 2025 the accused rode his motorcycle along the Pan Island Expressway at 125 kilometres per hour against a 90 km/h limit, then sped through a red light after a traffic police officer ordered him to stop, and left for Johor Bahru. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving under s 64(1)(b) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and failing to stop under s 127(5). The court imposed three weeks' imprisonment and an 18-month disqualification for dangerous driving, and one week's imprisonment for failing to stop, running concurrently.
[2026] SGDC 252 explained
Public Prosecutor v Mohamed Fariz Bin Jamaluddin [2026] SGDC 252 ([2026] SGDC 252) is a Singapore judgment decided by the District Court on 29 July 2026. It is categorised under 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] SGDC 252 about?
Public Prosecutor v Mohamed Fariz Bin Jamaluddin [2026] SGDC 252 ([2026] SGDC 252) is a District Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing – Sentencing – Road Traffic Act – Dangerous driving with no hurt caused – Failure to stop when ordered by police officer”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2026] SGDC 252 consider?
The judgment refers to Penal Code (Cap 224) and Road Traffic Act (Cap 276). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
Summary
The District Court gave grounds of decision on the sentencing of Mohamed Fariz Bin Jamaluddin, who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving by beating a red light and to failing to stop when ordered by a police officer. He had ridden at 125 kilometres per hour on the Pan Island Expressway, sped off and left for Malaysia. The court imposed three weeks' imprisonment and an 18-month disqualification for dangerous driving and one week's imprisonment for failing to stop, to run concurrently. Both sides had appealed.
What sentence did the court impose in [2026] SGDC 252?
The court sentenced the accused to three weeks' imprisonment and an 18-month disqualification from driving for dangerous driving, and one week's imprisonment for failing to stop. The sentences ran concurrently, giving a global sentence of three weeks' imprisonment.
What did Public Prosecutor v Mohamed Fariz Bin Jamaluddin involve ([2026] SGDC 252)?
The accused rode a motorcycle at 125 km/h on the Pan Island Expressway, ignored a police officer's order to stop, beat a red light and left for Malaysia. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and failing to stop.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGDC 252)