LIM OON KUIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Q: Which legislation does [2026] SGHC 47 consider?

The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), Evidence Act (Cap 97), and Penal Code (Cap 224). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[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

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

I dismiss the appeal against conviction.

Source: [2026] SGHC 47, High Court (General Division), decided 4 March 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	4 March 2026
Judge	Hoo Sheau Peng
Charges / claim	Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Sentencing
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Attorney-General's Chambers, Davinder Singh Chambers LLC, RCLT Law Corporation, Davinder Singh, Harriz Bin Jaya Ansor, Kelvin Chong Yue Hua, Navin Thevar, Ng Shu Wen, Ong Siu Jin Christopher, Sarah Thaker, Shaun Lim, Sheiffa Safi, Shilpa Krishnan, Sumedha Madhusudhanan, Tan Pei Wei, Tan Ruo Yu

Source: [2026] SGHC 47, High Court (General Division), decided 4 March 2026 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

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

[2026] SGHC 47 explained

LIM OON KUIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2026] SGHC 47) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 4 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] SGHC 47 about?

LIM OON KUIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2026] SGHC 47) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Offences — Property — Cheating”, “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Judicial mercy”, and “Criminal Law — Offences — Property — Forgery for the purpose of cheating”, 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 47 consider?

The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), Evidence Act (Cap 97), and Penal Code (Cap 224). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGHC 47 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 169. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.