Public Prosecutor v Steven Gan Teck Guan
Key facts
| Court | District Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Koh Jiaying |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law |
| Counsel | Land Transport Authority, Elaine Ng, Hoi Min Fah, Jarren Wong |
Source: [2026] SGDC 269, District Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Public Prosecutor v Steven Gan Teck Guan [2026] SGDC 269 was decided by District Judge Koh Jiaying in the District Court on 26 August 2026. The accused, a licensee driving chauffeured private hire car SML8689T, was charged with loitering for the purpose of soliciting passengers at Harbourfront Centre Taxi Point on 31 March 2024 at about 5.58pm, in contravention of Rule 22A(1)(a) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers) Rules and s 131(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961. The issue was whether he loitered to solicit passengers. The court rejected his claim that he was waiting for a personal job, convicted him, and imposed a fine of $650, in default 2 days' imprisonment.
[2026] SGDC 269 explained
Public Prosecutor v Steven Gan Teck Guan ([2026] SGDC 269) is a Singapore judgment decided by the District Court on 26 August 2026. It is categorised under Criminal Law. 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 269 about?
Public Prosecutor v Steven Gan Teck Guan ([2026] SGDC 269) is a District Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — R 22A(1)(a) Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers) Rules — Loitering for the purpose of soliciting passengers”, 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 269 consider?
The judgment refers to Metropolitan Public Carriage Act 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 convicted Steven Gan Teck Guan, a chauffeured private hire car driver, after trial of loitering for the purpose of soliciting passengers at Harbourfront Centre Taxi Point on 31 March 2024, contrary to Rule 22A(1)(a) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules. The court rejected his explanation that he was waiting for a personal job and found he had called out to people in the taxi queue. It imposed a fine of $650, in default 2 days' imprisonment.
What was Public Prosecutor v Steven Gan Teck Guan about ([2026] SGDC 269)?
A chauffeured private hire car driver was charged with loitering to solicit passengers at Harbourfront Centre Taxi Point on 31 March 2024 under Rule 22A(1)(a) of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Rules, and the court convicted him after trial.
What sentence did the court impose in [2026] SGDC 269?
District Judge Koh Jiaying imposed a fine of $650, in default 2 days' imprisonment, on Steven Gan Teck Guan, and stayed payment of the fine pending his appeal and granted bail pending appeal.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGDC 269)