PP vs Ken Lim Chih Chiang
Key facts
| Court | Magistrate Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Lee Lit Cheng |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Wong Partnership LLP, Calvin Ong, James Chew, Matthew Tan, Melissa Heng, Paul Loy, Sheldon Lim, Tan Chee Meng |
Source: [2026] SGMC 25, Magistrate Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Public Prosecutor v Ken Lim Chih Chiang [2026] SGMC 25 was decided in the Magistrate's Court by District Judge Lee Lit Cheng, with grounds dated 19 February 2026. The accused, owner of Hype Records, was convicted after trial under s 354(1) of the Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed) of outraging the modesty of the complainant during an interview at the Hype Records office on 23 November 2021. The Prosecution alleged he asked her to kiss him and touched her breast under her clothing. The accused denied the allegation, and the issue was whether the complainant's evidence was unusually convincing. The court found it was, and found the accused an untruthful witness. Applying the framework in Kunasekaran s/o Kalimuthu Somasundara v Public Prosecutor [2018] 4 SLR 580, it placed the case in the higher end of Band 2 and imposed 12 months' imprisonment, plus one month in lieu of three strokes of the cane because he was above 50, totalling 13 months. The accused appealed against conviction and sentence.
[2026] SGMC 25 explained
PP vs Ken Lim Chih Chiang ([2026] SGMC 25) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Magistrate Court on 19 February 2026. It is categorised under Criminal Law. 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] SGMC 25 about?
PP vs Ken Lim Chih Chiang ([2026] SGMC 25) is a Magistrate Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Offences — Outrage of modesty”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2026] SGMC 25 consider?
The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), Evidence Act (Cap 97), and Penal Code (Cap 224). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
Summary
The Magistrate's Court convicted Ken Lim Chih Chiang, owner of Hype Records, after trial of outraging the modesty of a woman he was interviewing at the Hype Records office on 23 November 2021, under s 354(1) of the Penal Code. The case turned on the complainant's word against his, and the court found her evidence unusually convincing and the accused untruthful. Applying the Kunasekaran framework, it imposed 12 months' imprisonment plus one month in lieu of three strokes of the cane, as he was above 50, totalling 13 months. He appealed.
What was Public Prosecutor v Ken Lim Chih Chiang about ([2026] SGMC 25)?
The accused, owner of Hype Records, was convicted after trial of outraging a complainant's modesty under s 354(1) of the Penal Code during an interview on 23 November 2021. The case turned on whether her evidence was unusually convincing.
What sentence did the court impose in [2026] SGMC 25?
The Magistrate's Court imposed 12 months' imprisonment, plus an additional one month in lieu of three strokes of the cane because the accused was above 50 years of age, giving a total of 13 months' imprisonment. He has appealed.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2026] SGMC 25)