PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v JASON SIM CHON ANG

[2024] SGHC 169 High Court (General Division) 3 July 2024 • HC/MA 9077/2023/01|HC/MA 9078/2023/01|HC/MA 9143/2023/01|HC/MA 9143/2023/02 • 52 min read
10 cases cited Cited by 2 cases

Catchwords

Criminal Law — Appeal Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Penal Code Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Companies Act

Practice Areas

Criminal Law

Judges (1)

Vincent Hoong Delivered

Counsel (11)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP Firm Withers KhattarWong LLP Firm Carmen Lee Counsel Respondent Chloe Chen Counsel Respondent Jeremy Pereira Counsel Respondent Kevin Yong Counsel Prosecution Lynn Cheng Counsel Respondent Navindran Naidu Counsel Respondent Shashi Nathan Counsel Respondent Tan Zhi Hao Counsel Prosecution

Parties (3)

Public Prosecutor Appellant Sim Chon Ang Jason Respondent Tjioe Chi Minh Respondent

Case Significance

Public Prosecutor v Sim Chon Ang Jason and other appeals [2024] SGHC 169 was a reserved judgment of the General Division of the High Court of Singapore, delivered by Vincent Hoong J on 3 July 2024 after hearings on 5–6 March 2024. It disposed of Magistrate's Appeals Nos 9077, 9078 and 9143 of 2023. Mr Jason Sim Chon Ang was the director, CEO and founder of Jason Parquet Specialist (Singapore) Pte Ltd ("JPS"), a timber flooring supplier and wholly owned subsidiary of Jason Parquet Holdings Limited ("JPH"), of which he was also CEO, shareholder and board director. Mr Tjioe Chi Minh was the managing director and a shareholder of Tati Trading Pte Ltd ("Tati"), a timber supplier that had supplied JPS for about 15 to 20 years.

In the joint trial below, Sim was convicted of five charges of cheating under s 420 of the Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed) for deceiving banks with false invoices. As reflected in the catchwords, the appeals concerned statutory offences under the Penal Code and the Companies Act. The Prosecution was represented by the Attorney-General's Chambers (Kevin Yong and Tan Zhi Hao). The respondents were represented by counsel from Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP and Withers KhattarWong LLP, including Shashi Nathan and Navindran Naidu.

[2024] SGHC 169 explained

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v JASON SIM CHON ANG ([2024] SGHC 169) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 3 July 2024. It is categorised under Criminal Law. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 2 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. 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 [2024] SGHC 169 about?

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v JASON SIM CHON ANG ([2024] SGHC 169) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Appeal”, “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Penal Code”, and “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Companies Act”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2024] SGHC 169 consider?

The judgment refers to Companies Act (Cap 50) and Penal Code (Cap 224). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2024] SGHC 169?

Within this corpus, [2024] SGHC 169 has been cited by 2 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

Summary

These related appeals arose from a joint trial in which Jason Sim Chon Ang, director and CEO of Jason Parquet Specialist (Singapore) Pte Ltd, was convicted of five cheating charges under the Penal Code for deceiving banks with false invoices and delivery orders to disburse $2,035,000 to Tati Trading Pte Ltd, but was acquitted of a Companies Act charge, while Tati's managing director Tjioe Chi Minh was acquitted of five charges of abetting the cheating. Vincent Hoong J dismissed Sim's appeal against his cheating conviction and sentence, allowed the Prosecution's cross-appeal to enhance Sim's aggregate sentence from 36 to 44 months' imprisonment, and allowed the Prosecution's appeals to convict Sim on the Companies Act charge and Tjioe on the abetment charges. The court directed further submissions on the appropriate sentences for the newly entered convictions.

What was Public Prosecutor v Jason Sim Chon Ang [2024] SGHC 169 about?

[2024] SGHC 169 concerned cross-appeals in Magistrate's Appeals 9077, 9078 and 9143 of 2023 involving Jason Sim Chon Ang, director and CEO of Jason Parquet Specialist (Singapore) Pte Ltd, who was convicted of five cheating charges under s 420 of the Penal Code for deceiving banks with false invoices.

Who were the parties in [2024] SGHC 169?

The appeals involved the Public Prosecutor and respondents Jason Sim Chon Ang, director and CEO of JPS, and Tjioe Chi Minh, managing director of timber supplier Tati Trading Pte Ltd. Vincent Hoong J delivered the High Court's judgment on 3 July 2024.

Statutes Cited

Companies Act (Cap 50) Cases on this Act →
s 408(3)(b) s 76 s 76(16) s 76(4)(a)
Penal Code (Cap 224) Cases on this Act →
s 109 s 420

Cases Cited (10)

SLR (10)
[1997] 2 SLR(R) 946 [1997] 3 SLR(R) 227 [1998] 1 SLR(R) 259 [2006] 4 SLR(R) 210 [2010] 4 SLR 137 [2012] 4 SLR 141 [2014] 1 SLR 756 [2016] 2 SLR 78 [2021] 3 SLR 1199 [2022] 3 SLR 1050

Cited By (2)

[2026] SGHC 47
LIM OON KUIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
[2025] SGHC 24
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v JASON SIM CHON ANG

Referenced in

Statutes interpreted in this judgment

Companies Act Penal Code

Legal concepts & references

Criminal Law — Appeal

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2024] SGHC 169)