PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v DCC

[2026] SGHC 58 High Court (General Division) 18 March 2026 • HC/CC 29/2025 • 22 min read

22 cases cited

Catchwords

Criminal Law — Offences — Rape Criminal Law — Offences — Sexual assault involving penetration Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Young offenders

Practice Areas

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure and Sentencing

Judges (1)

Valerie Thean Delivered

Counsel (9)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm Drew & Napier LLC Firm Anandan Bala Counsel Plaintiff Andrew Chua Ruiming Counsel Defendant Benedict Chan Counsel Plaintiff Daphne Lim Counsel Plaintiff Joel Fun Counsel Plaintiff Ng Jun De Andrew Counsel Defendant Wong Hin Pkin Wendell Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Plaintiff DCC Defendant

Statutes Cited

Children and Young Persons Act (Cap 38)

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68)

Penal Code (Cap 224)

Cases Cited (22)

SG (8)

[2019] SGHC 255 [2022] SGHC 303 [2023] SGCA 19 [2024] SGHC 131 [2024] SGHC 162 [2024] SGHC 34 [2024] SGHC 64 [2026] SGHC 10

SLR (14)

[1995] 3 SLR(R) 746 [2014] 2 SLR 998 [2015] 5 SLR 122 [2016] 3 SLR 269 [2016] 4 SLR 1059 [2016] 5 SLR 88 [2017] 2 SLR 1015 [2017] 2 SLR 449 [2018] 5 SLR 1289 [2019] 1 SLR 941 [2019] 2 SLR 764 [2019] 3 SLR 709 [2020] 2 SLR 1001 [2024] 2 SLR 749

Judgment

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