TAN HUI MENG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
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Case Significance
[2025] SGHC 2 is a High Court (General Division) decision dated 8 January 2025 concerning Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, specifically addressing sentencing and statutory offences. The judgment was delivered by Kannan Ramesh. The case was brought by Tan Hui Meng (appellant) against Public Prosecutor (respondent). Legal representation was provided by M/s Kalidass Law Corporation and Attorney-General's Chambers. The judgment cites 17 cases and references 6 statutory provisions, including the Evidence Act, the Housing and Development Act, and the Land Titles Act. This decision has been cited by 3 subsequent judgments in the dataset.
[2025] SGHC 2 explained
TAN HUI MENG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2025] SGHC 2) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 8 January 2025. It is categorised under Criminal Procedure and Sentencing and Criminal Law. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 4 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 [2025] SGHC 2 about?
TAN HUI MENG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2025] SGHC 2) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Appeals”, “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Residential Property Act (Cap 274, 1985 Rev Ed)”, and “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed) — Provision of false evidence in judicial proceedings”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2025] SGHC 2 consider?
The judgment refers to Evidence Act (Cap 97), Housing and Development Act (Cap 129), Land Titles Act (Cap 157), and Oaths and Declarations Act, among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHC 2 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 81. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2025] SGHC 2?
Within this corpus, [2025] SGHC 2 has been cited by 4 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
Tan Hui Meng appealed against his conviction and sentence for cheating involving the creation of fraudulent invoices and forged quotations to deceive his employer into making payments of approximately $1.8 million. The High Court dismissed the appeal against conviction and sentence, finding the trial judge's findings were supported by the evidence and the aggregate sentence of 42 months' imprisonment was not manifestly excessive.
What was decided in [2025] SGHC 2?
[2025] SGHC 2 (TAN HUI MENG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 8 January 2025 addressing Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, specifically sentencing and statutory offences. The judgment was delivered by Kannan Ramesh.
Who were the parties in TAN HUI MENG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR?
The appellant in [2025] SGHC 2 was Tan Hui Meng, and the respondent was Public Prosecutor. Legal representation included Attorney-General's Chambers and M/s Kalidass Law Corporation. The case was decided on 8 January 2025 in the High Court (General Division).
Which judge decided [2025] SGHC 2?
[2025] SGHC 2 was delivered by Kannan Ramesh in the High Court (General Division) on 8 January 2025. The case concerned Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC 2 cite?
[2025] SGHC 2 cites 17 prior decisions. It references Evidence Act, Housing and Development Act, Land Titles Act. The decision has itself been cited by 3 subsequent judgments.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC 2)