Criminal Law

57 cases · January 2025 to February 2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Offences — Rape 10
Appeal 10
Offences — Sexual offences 6
Statutory offences — Misuse of Drugs Act 5
Offences — Outrage of modesty 5
Statutory offences — Penal Code 3
Statutory offences — Companies Act 2
Statutory offences — Securities and Futures Act 2
Offences — Murder 2
Statutory Offences — Penal Code 2
Statutory offences — Prevention of Corruption Act 2
Offences — Grievous hurt 1
Statutory offences — Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Selling (Prohibition) Act 1
Offences — Obstructing the course of justice under s 204A(b) of the Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed) 1
Offences — Sexual offences — Sexual assault involving penetration under s 376(2)(a) of the Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed) 1

+ 35 more sub-topics

Court Distribution

SGHC 76 SGCA 12

Key Statutes

Penal Code (Cap 224)
42 cases
Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68)
38 cases
Evidence Act (Cap 97)
19 cases
Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185)
8 cases
Companies Act (Cap 50)
7 cases
Securities and Futures Act (Cap 289)
5 cases
Interpretation Act (Cap 1)
5 cases
Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 241)
4 cases
Protection from Harassment Act (Cap 256A)
2 cases
Road Traffic Act (Cap 276)
2 cases
Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (Cap 65A)
2 cases
Children and Young Persons Act (Cap 38)
2 cases
Class A controlled drug listed in the First Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185)
2 cases
Arms and Explosives Act (Cap 13)
1 case
Court of Appeal noted that whilst a general principle that the court had the discretion to exclude evidence only on the ground that it was obtained in ways unfair to an accused (such as where the evidence was procured improperly or illegally) was incompatible with the Evidence Act (Cap 97)
1 case

Key People & Firms

Top Judges

Vincent Hoong 12 Sundaresh Menon 10 See Kee Oon 8 Tay Yong Kwang 8 Mavis Chionh Sze Chyi 5

Top Firms

Attorney-General's Chambers 54 Eugene Thuraisingam LLP 8 Chooi Jing Yen LLC 4 Drew & Napier LLC 3 Withers KhattarWong LLP 3

Top Lawyers

Eugene Singarajah Thuraisingam 4 Wong Woon Kwong 4 Suang Wijaya 4 Sruthi Boppana 3 Ng Yuan Siang 3

Cases

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[2026] SGHC 38
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Khalid Bin K K Mohamad
23 February 2026
SGHC
[2026] SGHC 24
KHUA KIAN KEONG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
29 January 2026
SGHC
[2026] SGHC 13
LIU HUIJIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
19 January 2026
SGHC
[2026] SGHC 10
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v DCC
15 January 2026
SGHC
[2026] SGHC 5
NG KUAN CHUAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
7 January 2026
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 265
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Albao Shiela Marie Ibales
30 December 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 262
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Ramalingam Selvasekaran
29 December 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 264
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v KOH LEE HWA
29 December 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 260
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Gao Xiong
23 December 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 249
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Lev Panfilov
8 December 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 242
PRITAM SINGH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
4 December 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGCA 55
Muhammed Izwan Bin Borhan v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
3 December 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGHC 238
ISLAM MOHAMMAD KHABIRUL v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
3 December 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 231
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Fok Jin Jin Dhanabalan
24 November 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 225
CHANG JIUNN JYE v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
12 November 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 219
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Fok Jin Jin Dhanabalan
6 November 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 216
SUN WEIYEH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
31 October 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGCA 49
Soh Chee Wen v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
10 October 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGHC 197
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Nguyen Ngoc Giau
7 October 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGCA 44
Zin Mar Nwe v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
18 September 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGHC 179
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v YEO TECK SOON
10 September 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGCA 40
JUMAAT BIN MOHAMED SAYED & 3 Ors v ATTORNEY-GENERAL
28 August 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGHC 167
PRAKASH S/O MATHIVANAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
27 August 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 157
JDA v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
11 August 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGCA 38
CHJ v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
8 August 2025
SGCA