Criminal Law

57 cases · January 2025 to February 2026

Overview

Criminal Law featured in 57 reported decisions between January 2025 and February 2026, with the High Court (General Division) accounting for 76 case appearances and the Court of Appeal contributing 12. The most frequently litigated offences were rape (10 cases) and criminal appeals (10 cases), followed by sexual offences (6 cases), Misuse of Drugs Act offences (5 cases), and outrage of modesty (5 cases).

Judge Vincent Hoong was the most active criminal law judge with 12 decisions, followed by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon (10 cases), Judges See Kee Oon and Tay Yong Kwang (8 cases each), and Judge Mavis Chionh Sze Chyi (5 cases). The Attorney-General's Chambers appeared in 54 of the 57 cases. Eugene Thuraisingam LLP was the leading private criminal defence firm with 8 case appearances, while Chooi Jing Yen LLC appeared in 4 cases.

Data coverage: between January 2025 and February 2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Offences — Rape 10

Appeal 10

Offences — Sexual offences 6

Statutory offences — Misuse of Drugs Act 5

Offences — Outrage of modesty 5

Statutory offences — Penal Code 3

Statutory offences — Companies Act 2

Statutory offences — Securities and Futures Act 2

Offences — Murder 2

Statutory Offences — Penal Code 2

Statutory offences — Prevention of Corruption Act 2

Offences — Grievous hurt 1

Statutory offences — Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Selling (Prohibition) Act 1

Offences — Obstructing the course of justice under s 204A(b) of the Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed) 1

Offences — Sexual offences — Sexual assault involving penetration under s 376(2)(a) of the Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed) 1

+ 35 more sub-topics

Court Distribution

SGHC 76 SGCA 12

What are the most common criminal offences litigated in Singapore courts?

Among 57 criminal law cases between January 2025 and February 2026, rape (10 cases), sexual offences (6 cases), Misuse of Drugs Act offences (5 cases), outrage of modesty (5 cases), and Penal Code statutory offences (3 cases) were the most frequently litigated criminal matters.

Which judges handle criminal cases in Singapore?

Judge Vincent Hoong decided the most criminal law cases with 12 decisions between January 2025 and February 2026, followed by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon (10 cases), Judge See Kee Oon (8 cases), and Judge Tay Yong Kwang (8 cases).

Which law firms handle criminal defence cases in Singapore?

Eugene Thuraisingam LLP was the most active private criminal defence firm with 8 case appearances between January 2025 and February 2026. Chooi Jing Yen LLC appeared in 4 cases, while Drew & Napier LLC and WongPartnership LLP each appeared in 3 criminal cases.