Public Prosecutor v Mohanarajan s/o Selvarajan [2026] SGDC 180
Outcome
Convicted“I convicted the accused of the 20 charges accordingly.”
Source: [2026] SGDC 180, District Court, decided 26 May 2026. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | District Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Cheng Yuxi |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Sentencing |
| Outcome | Convicted |
| Counsel | Eugene Thuraisingam Asia LLC, Ministry of Manpower, Alicia Lim, Amos Tan, Johannes Hadi |
Source: [2026] SGDC 180, District Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Public Prosecutor v Mohanarajan s/o Selvarajan [2026] SGDC 180 was decided by District Judge Cheng Yuxi in the District Court on 26 May 2026. The accused, a trainer at learning service provider Active Synergy Trading and Consultancy Pte Ltd (ASTC), claimed trial to 20 charges under s 53(b) of the Workplace Safety and Health Act read with s 109 of the Penal Code. The charges alleged a conspiracy with ASTC, through its director Shivasanker S, to give seven foreign workers certificates for the Metal Scaffold Erection Course, the Supervision of Metal Scaffold Erection Course and the Work-at-Height Course that he knew to be false. The issue was whether he was part of that conspiracy. The Court convicted him on all charges and imposed three months' imprisonment on each, with five sentences ordered to run consecutively, giving a global sentence of 15 months' imprisonment. A stay of execution was granted pending appeal.
[2026] SGDC 180 explained
Public Prosecutor v Mohanarajan s/o Selvarajan [2026] SGDC 180 ([2026] SGDC 180) is a Singapore judgment decided by the District Court on 26 May 2026. It is categorised under Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Sentencing. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 [2026] SGDC 180 about?
Public Prosecutor v Mohanarajan s/o Selvarajan [2026] SGDC 180 ([2026] SGDC 180) is a District Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law – Statutory Offences – Workplace Safety and Health Act – Conspiracy” and “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing – Sentencing – Workplace Safety and Health Act”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2026] SGDC 180 consider?
The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), Evidence Act (Cap 97), Penal Code (Cap 224), and Workplace Safety and Health Act (Cap 354A), among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
Summary
The District Court convicted Mohanarajan s/o Selvarajan, a trainer at learning service provider Active Synergy Trading and Consultancy Pte Ltd, on 20 charges under s 53(b) of the Workplace Safety and Health Act read with s 109 of the Penal Code. The charges concerned conspiring to give seven foreign workers certificates for scaffold and work-at-height courses that he knew to be false. The Court imposed three months' imprisonment per charge, with five sentences to run consecutively, for a global sentence of 15 months' imprisonment.
What was Public Prosecutor v Mohanarajan s/o Selvarajan about ([2026] SGDC 180)?
The accused, a trainer at Active Synergy Trading and Consultancy Pte Ltd, was charged with 20 counts under the Workplace Safety and Health Act of conspiring to give seven foreign workers certificates he knew to be false. He claimed trial and was convicted on all charges.
What sentence did the court impose in [2026] SGDC 180?
The District Court imposed three months' imprisonment on each of the 20 charges and ordered five of those sentences to run consecutively. The global sentence was 15 months' imprisonment, and a stay of execution was granted pending the accused's appeal.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGDC 180)