LIM OON KUIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2026] SGHC 47 High Court (General Division) 4 March 2026 • HC/CM 58/2025|HC/MA 9228/2024/01 • 79 min read
15 cases cited

Catchwords

Criminal Law — Offences — Property — Cheating Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Judicial mercy Criminal Law — Offences — Property — Forgery for the purpose of cheating

Practice Areas

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure and Sentencing

Judges (1)

Hoo Sheau Peng Delivered

Counsel (16)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm Davinder Singh Chambers LLC Firm RCLT Law Corporation Firm Davinder Singh Counsel Appellant Harriz Bin Jaya Ansor Counsel Appellant Kelvin Chong Yue Hua Counsel Respondent Navin Thevar Counsel Appellant Ng Shu Wen Counsel Appellant Ong Siu Jin Christopher Counsel Respondent Sarah Thaker Counsel Respondent Shaun Lim Counsel Respondent Sheiffa Safi Counsel Appellant Shilpa Krishnan Counsel Appellant Sumedha Madhusudhanan Counsel Appellant Tan Pei Wei Counsel Respondent Tan Ruo Yu Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Respondent Lim Oon Kuin Appellant

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68)
Evidence Act (Cap 97)
s 147(3)
Penal Code (Cap 224)
s 109

Cases Cited (15)

SG (7)
[2004] SGHC 68 [2009] SGDC 150 [2013] SGDC 158 [2023] SGDC 9 [2024] SGHC 169 [2025] SGDC 211 [2025] SGDC 36
SLR (8)
[2006] 4 SLR(R) 124 [2014] 2 SLR 393 [2016] 2 SLR 78 [2016] 5 SLR 636 [2017] 4 SLR 1153 [2021] 1 SLR 744 [2022] 1 SLR 1033 [2022] 2 SLR 676

Judgment

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