Public Prosecutor

Government Body 421 cases

Public Prosecutor appears in 421 reported Singapore court cases (2023–2026), most often before the SGHC.

These cases span several subject areas, most often Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, Criminal Law and Evidence, and Public Prosecutor was the respondent in 228 and the plaintiff in 99.

Reported cases: 421
Courts: SGHC, SGCA, SGDC, SGMC, SGYC, SGHCF
Period: January 2023 to October 2026

Source: derived from 421 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision 14 October 2026.

Public Prosecutor in the reported-judgment record

How Public Prosecutor appeared

Respondent: 228 cases
Plaintiff: 99 cases
Appellant: 35 cases
Prosecution: 33 cases
Prosecutor: 14 cases
Applicant: 10 cases
Prosecution: 1 case
Petitioner: 1 case

Recorded outcomes

Appeal dismissed: 60
Sentence imposed: 32
Convicted: 28
Appeal allowed: 21
Application dismissed: 18
Appeal allowed in part: 10
Acquitted: 4
Application allowed: 2
Application refused: 1
Application granted: 1

Disposition recorded in 177 of 421 cases.

What the courts decided

[2026] SGHC 213 Appeal dismissed

“For the above reasons, we dismiss MA 9192.”

KOH YIH CHIAN (XU YIQIAN) v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR · SGHC · 14 October 2026 · Respondent

[2026] SGHC 211 Appeal allowed

“I allowed the appeal and substituted the sentences imposed by the DJ for the Forgery Charges with the individual sentences set out in the table at [59] above.”

SOH YUAN-YI v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR · SGHC · 8 October 2026 · Respondent

[2026] SGHC 207 Appeal allowed

“I allow the appeal.”

YEO SEONG BEE ERIC v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR · SGHC · 7 October 2026 · Respondent

[2026] SGDC 333 Acquitted

“I granted the Prosecution’s application for a DATA, having regard to the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.”

PP v Liu Mengwei · SGDC · 7 October 2026 · Plaintiff

[2026] SGDC 297 Sentence imposed

“I sentenced the Accused to six months’ imprisonment.”

Public Prosecutor v Chan Sui Kwan [2026] SGDC 297 · SGDC · 16 September 2026 · Respondent

[2026] SGMC 110 Sentence imposed

“I sentenced the accused to 10 months’ imprisonment and three strokes of the cane.”

Public Prosecutor v Kelvin Sunderesan s/o Retchagadas · SGMC · 14 September 2026 · Plaintiff

Parties in these cases

S Iswaran4 Moad Fadzir bin Mustaffa4 Xu Yuanchen4 Quah Su-Ling3 Soh Chee Wen3 Mark Kalaivanan s/o Tamilarasan3 Tan Zhi Wei2 Low Man Hong2

Business Information

Industry: Government — Criminal Prosecution
Parent Body: Attorney-General's Chambers
Website: www.agc.gov.sg

The Public Prosecutor is the Attorney-General of Singapore, who has the power to institute, conduct, or discontinue any criminal proceedings under Article 35(8) of the Constitution. The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) handles all criminal prosecutions on behalf of the State.

Public Prosecutor in the reported-judgment record

How Public Prosecutor appeared

Recorded outcomes

What the courts decided

Parties in these cases

Business Information

Practice Areas

Respondent (228)

Plaintiff (99)

Applicant (10)

Prosecutor (14)

Appellant (35)

Prosecution (33)

Prosecution (1)

Petitioner (1)