Criminal Procedure and Sentencing

69 cases · January 2025 to February 2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Sentencing — Appeals 12
Sentencing 9
Appeal 6
Stay of execution 5
Appeal — Adducing fresh evidence 5
Sentencing — Principles 4
Statements — Admissibility 3
Trials — Whether accused person received inadequate legal assistance from trial counsel 2
Stay of execution — Application under s 60G of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 (2020 Rev Ed) for permission to make a post-appeal application in a capital case 2
Sentencing — Principles — Discretion to impose imprisonment in lieu of caning 2
Sentencing — Young offenders 2
Statements — Voluntariness 2
Sentencing — Persistent offenders 2
Sentencing — Benchmark sentences 2
Bail — Bail pending appeal 1

+ 34 more sub-topics

Court Distribution

SGHC 66 SGCA 27

Key Statutes

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68)
49 cases
Penal Code (Cap 224)
43 cases
Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185)
18 cases
Evidence Act (Cap 97)
13 cases
Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322)
12 cases
Applications in Capital Cases Act
9 cases
Criminal Justice Reform Act
5 cases
Road Traffic Act (Cap 276)
4 cases
Companies Act (Cap 50)
4 cases
Legal Profession Act (Cap 161)
4 cases
Securities and Futures Act (Cap 289)
3 cases
Children and Young Persons Act (Cap 38)
3 cases
Societies Act (Cap 311)
2 cases
Prisons Act
2 cases
Arms and Explosives Act (Cap 13)
2 cases

Key People & Firms

Top Judges

Tay Yong Kwang 15 Sundaresh Menon 13 See Kee Oon 11 Vincent Hoong 11 Steven Chong 8

Top Firms

Attorney-General's Chambers 65 Eugene Thuraisingam LLP 6 Drew & Napier LLC 3 Fernandez LLC 3 Anitha & Asoka LLC 3

Top Lawyers

Rimplejit Kaur 4 Sruthi Boppana 4 Suang Wijaya 4 Natalie Chu 3 Eugene Singarajah Thuraisingam 3

Cases

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[2026] SGHC 38
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Khalid Bin K K Mohamad
23 February 2026
SGHC
[2026] SGCA 5
Lingkesvaran Rajendaren v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
11 February 2026
SGCA
[2026] SGCA 4
Lingkesvaran Rajendaren v The Attorney-General
10 February 2026
SGCA
[2026] SGHC 24
KHUA KIAN KEONG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
29 January 2026
SGHC
[2026] SGCA 3
NG SOON KIAT v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
28 January 2026
SGCA
[2026] SGHC 13
LIU HUIJIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
19 January 2026
SGHC
[2026] SGHC 5
NG KUAN CHUAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
7 January 2026
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 265
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Albao Shiela Marie Ibales
30 December 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 262
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Ramalingam Selvasekaran
29 December 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 260
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Gao Xiong
23 December 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 249
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Lev Panfilov
8 December 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 247
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v YOONG KOK KAI
5 December 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGCA 54
SAMINATHAN A/L SELVARAJU v ATTORNEY-GENERAL
26 November 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGHC 229
PAULUS TANNOS v THE STATE
21 November 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 227
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v ZH BUILDERS PTE. LTD.
17 November 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 222
KALAICHELVEN GENESAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
7 November 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 216
SUN WEIYEH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
31 October 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGCA 48
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Mark Kalaivanan s/o Tamilarasan
13 October 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGHC 200
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v NG WHYE QUAN
10 October 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGCA 47
Pannir Selvam a/l Pranthaman v Attorney-General
7 October 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGHC 192
KATCHU MOHIDEEN BAZEER AHAMED v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
26 September 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGCA 45
DAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
19 September 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGCA 44
Zin Mar Nwe v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
18 September 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGHC 179
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v YEO TECK SOON
10 September 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGCA 43
PANNIR SELVAM PRANTHAMAN v ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF SINGAPORE
5 September 2025
SGCA