PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Mookkapillai Pazhanivel

[2026] SGHC 60 High Court (General Division) 18 March 2026 • HC/CC 27/2025 • 58 min read

26 cases cited (21 SG, 5 foreign)

Catchwords

Criminal Law — Offences — Rape Criminal Law — Offences — Sexual offences Evidence — Principles — Functions of judge — Responsibilities of judge in managing cases involving self-represented persons Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Trials — Taking and recording of evidence in — Court managing questioning of complainants of sexual offences

Practice Areas

Criminal Law Evidence Criminal Procedure and Sentencing

Judges (1)

Aidan Xu Delivered

Counsel (5)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm Andrew Chia Cheng Yi Counsel Plaintiff Eunice Chew Counsel Plaintiff Jiang Ke-Yue Counsel Plaintiff Shaun Lim Sheng Kang Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Plaintiff Mookkapillai Pazhanivel Defendant

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act (Cap 97)

Penal Code (Cap 224)

Cases Cited (26)

SG (2)

[2015] SGCA 33 [2020] SGHC 44

SLR (19)

[1995] 2 SLR(R) 591 [1996] 2 SLR(R) 890 [1996] 3 SLR(R) 444 [2000] 2 SLR(R) 824 [2008] 1 SLR(R) 601 [2008] 4 SLR(R) 686 [2012] 3 SLR 34 [2015] 4 SLR 150 [2016] 5 SLR 636 [2017] 2 SLR 1015 [2017] 2 SLR 449 [2018] 3 SLR 1048 [2019] 1 SLR 440 [2019] 3 SLR 749 [2020] 1 SLR 486 [2024] 5 SLR 607 [2024] 6 SLR 507 [2025] 3 SLR 578 [2025] 4 SLR 838

UK (3)

[1916] 2 KB 658 [1981] QB 720 [1995] 3 All ER 730

MY (2)

[1950] MLJ 33 [1950] MLJ 52

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2026] SGHC 60)