GOH CHIN SOON v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2026] SGHC 45 High Court (General Division) 3 March 2026 HC/MA 9168/2024/01 66 min read
21 cases cited

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

I dismiss the appeal in its entirety.

Source: [2026] SGHC 45, High Court (General Division), decided 3 March 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court High Court (General Division)
Decided
Judge Dedar Singh Gill
Charges / claim Criminal Law, Statutory Interpretation, Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
Outcome Appeal dismissed
Counsel Attorney-General's Chambers, Audent Chambers LLC, Bajwa & Co, Christopher Ong, Harpreet Singh Nehal, Jane Lim, Jordan Tan, Lim Jun Heng, RS Bajwa, Victor Leong, Wong Shiau Yin

Source: [2026] SGHC 45, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .

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Counsel (11)

Parties (2)

[2026] SGHC 45 explained

GOH CHIN SOON v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2026] SGHC 45) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 3 March 2026. It is categorised under Criminal Law, Statutory Interpretation, 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] SGHC 45 about?

GOH CHIN SOON v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2026] SGHC 45) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Appeal”, “Statutory Interpretation — Construction of statute”, “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Immigration Act”, and “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Appeals”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2026] SGHC 45 consider?

The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), Immigration Act (Cap 133), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, and Malaysian Ordinance, among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGHC 45 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 250. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

Statutes Cited

Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act Cases on this Act →
Malaysian Ordinance
s 28(3)(b)
Passports Act
s 47(3)
Restructuring and Dissolution Act Cases on this Act →

Cases Cited (21)

SG (8)
[2006] SGDC 197 [2006] SGDC 47 [2010] SGDC 178 [2016] SGDC 186 [2017] SGDC 195 [2018] SGDC 129 [2024] SGDC 304 [2024] SGHC 250
SLR (13)
[2002] 1 SLR(R) 182 [2010] 1 SLR 874 [2011] 1 SLR 84 [2014] 2 SLR 393 [2014] 2 SLR 998 [2016] 1 SLR 287 [2016] 5 SLR 226 [2017] 2 SLR 850 [2018] 5 SLR 799 [2021] 2 SLR 180 [2021] 2 SLR 308 [2021] 4 SLR 401 [2025] 2 SLR 19

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Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2026] SGHC 45)