PP v. Abdul Marzuq Waliyuddin Bin Abdul Majid

[2026] SGMC 76 Magistrate Court 19 June 2026 SC-908579-2025 43 min read
7 cases cited (6 SG, 1 foreign)

Outcome

Convicted

“…the accused was convicted.”

Source: [2026] SGMC 76, Magistrate Court, decided 19 June 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court Magistrate Court
Decided
Judge Toh Han Li
Charges / claim Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, Criminal Law
Outcome Convicted
Counsel Attorney-General's Chambers, M M Marican & Co, Chong Kee En, Sean Marican

Source: [2026] SGMC 76, Magistrate Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .

Catchwords

Practice Areas

Judges (1)

Counsel (4)

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Plaintiff
Abdul Marzuq Waliyuddin Bin Abdul Majid Defendant

Case Significance

Public Prosecutor v Abdul Marzuq Waliyuddin Bin Abdul Majid [2026] SGMC 76 was decided by Principal District Judge Toh Han Li in the Magistrate's Court, with grounds issued on 19 June 2026. The accused pleaded guilty to distributing an intimate image under section 377BE(1) of the Penal Code, having uploaded snippets of intimate videos of the victim, aged 15 in the recordings, to groups on the MeWe platform between 12 April and 24 May 2021 after she blocked him. The issues were sentencing for distribution of intimate recordings, caning and compensation for emotional trauma. The court set a starting point of 46 months' imprisonment, applied a 30% plea reduction to reach 32 months' imprisonment, imposed two strokes of the cane, and ordered compensation of $4,000 (in default two weeks' imprisonment).

[2026] SGMC 76 explained

PP v. Abdul Marzuq Waliyuddin Bin Abdul Majid ([2026] SGMC 76) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Magistrate Court on 19 June 2026. It is categorised under Criminal Procedure and Sentencing and 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 76 about?

PP v. Abdul Marzuq Waliyuddin Bin Abdul Majid ([2026] SGMC 76) is a Magistrate Court decision from 2026. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing – Sentencing”, “Criminal Law – Offences – Distribution of intimate recording”, and “Criminal Procedure and Sentencing – Compensation – Emotional trauma”, 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 76 consider?

The judgment refers to Children and Young Persons Act (Cap 38) 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 sentenced Abdul Marzuq Waliyuddin Bin Abdul Majid, who pleaded guilty to intentionally distributing an intimate image of his former girlfriend by uploading recordings to the MeWe platform between 12 April and 24 May 2021. The court assessed harm at the lower end of severe and culpability at the lower end of high. It imposed 32 months' imprisonment and two strokes of the cane, and ordered compensation of $4,000 to the victim.

What was PP v Abdul Marzuq Waliyuddin Bin Abdul Majid about ([2026] SGMC 76)?

The accused pleaded guilty to distributing an intimate image of his former girlfriend by uploading recordings of her to the MeWe platform between 12 April and 24 May 2021, after she blocked him, knowing it would cause her humiliation.

What sentence did the court impose in [2026] SGMC 76?

The Magistrate's Court imposed 32 months' imprisonment and two strokes of the cane for distributing an intimate image, and ordered the accused to pay the victim compensation of $4,000, in default two weeks' imprisonment.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (7)

SG (5)
[2018] SGHC 114 [2019] SGMC 12 [2021] SGMC 78 [2025] SGDC 130 [2025] SGDC 171
SLR (1)
[2023] 3 SLR 1221
UK (1)
[2018] EWCA Crim 494

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Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2026] SGMC 76)