HO HUI MIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Outcome
Appeal dismissedI dismissed the appeal and affirmed the DJ’s decision on conviction and sentence.
Source: [2026] SGHC 95, High Court (General Division), decided 5 May 2026. Read directly from the judgment.
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Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | See Kee Oon |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, Criminal Law |
| Outcome | Appeal dismissed |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Sreenivasan Chambers LLC, Lim Wei Liang Jason, Narayanan Sreenivasan, Ng Yiwen, S Vidya, Yee Jia Rong |
Source: [2026] SGHC 95, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
In Ho Hui Min v Public Prosecutor [2026] SGHC 95, decided on 5 May 2026, the High Court General Division (Magistrate's Appeal No 9217 of 2024/01) heard Ho Hui Min's appeal against her conviction and sentence on two charges under s 197(1)(b) of the Securities and Futures Act for conspiring with Koh Hai Yang to create a false appearance in the price of securities of Raffles United Holdings Ltd (RUHL) by conducting trades to push up the volume-weighted average prices of RUHL securities. The Senior District Judge had convicted her on 4 July 2024 and sentenced her to 12 weeks' imprisonment per charge, to run concurrently, on 8 November 2024. JAD See Kee Oon, presiding on appeal, engaged the Evidence Act, Penal Code, and Securities and Futures Act — drawing on 20 cited authorities (18 Singapore, 2 foreign) — to determine whether the conviction and sentence should stand. Ho Hui Min was represented by Narayanan Sreenivasan, Lim Wei Liang Jason, and S Vidya of Sreenivasan Chambers LLC; the Prosecution was represented by Ng Yiwen and Yee Jia Rong from the Attorney-General's Chambers.
[2026] SGHC 95 explained
HO HUI MIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2026] SGHC 95) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 5 May 2026. It is categorised under Criminal Procedure and Sentencing and Criminal Law. 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 95 about?
HO HUI MIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2026] SGHC 95) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Appeals” and “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Securities and Futures Act”, 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 95 consider?
The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97), Penal Code (Cap 224), and Securities and Futures Act (Cap 289). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2026] SGHC 95 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHC 222. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
Ho Hui Min, head of corporate and finance at Raffles United Holdings Ltd, appealed against her conviction and concurrent 12-week imprisonment sentences for two charges of conspiring to engage in false trading under s 197(1)(b) of the Securities and Futures Act, involving manipulation of the company's volume-weighted average price between 2015 and 2016 to meet SGX's minimum trading price rule. The court upheld both the conviction and sentence, finding the trial judge's findings of fact and credibility assessments were not plainly wrong and the sentence was within the proper range of the DJ's sentencing discretion. The appeal was dismissed.
What offences was Ho Hui Min convicted of in the Securities and Futures Act case decided in May 2026 ([2026] SGHC 95)?
Ho Hui Min was convicted of two charges under s 197(1)(b) of the Securities and Futures Act for conspiring with Koh Hai Yang to create a false appearance in the price of Raffles United Holdings Ltd securities by pushing up their volume-weighted average prices. She was sentenced to 12 weeks' imprisonment per charge, running concurrently.
Which judge heard the appeal in Ho Hui Min v Public Prosecutor [2026] SGHC 95?
JAD See Kee Oon of the High Court General Division heard the appeal, which was argued on 13 and 20 February 2026, with the grounds of decision delivered on 5 May 2026. Ho Hui Min appealed both her conviction and sentence imposed by the Senior District Judge on 8 November 2024.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGHC 95)