Misuse of Drugs Act Cap 185

109 judgments · 2 courts · 22 cited sections

The Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185) has been cited, interpreted or applied in 109 Singapore judgments in this corpus, spanning 22 distinct sections. The decisions below are the primary source for how the courts have read it. This page reports those decisions; it is not legal advice.

Which sections of the Misuse of Drugs Act have the courts cited?

Sections of Cap 185 referenced across the 109 judgments below.

s 5(1) s 5(1)(a) s 5(2) s 7 s 8(a) s 12 s 15 s 16 s 17 s 18(2) s 33 s 33(1) s 33A(1) s 33B s 33B(1) s 33B(1)(a) s 33B(1)(b) s 33B(2) s 33B(2)(a) s 33B(2)(b) s 33B(3)(b) s 34

Which cases interpret the Misuse of Drugs Act?

[2026] SGHC 137

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Thina Vengades Rao

[2026] SGHC 111

FRANK LEE v INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH & 9 Ors

Low Sze Song v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Lian Hoe Heng v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Chong Hoon Cheong v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Omar Bin Yacob Bamadhaj v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

AFFANDI BIN MOHAMED HASSAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Mustaqim Bin Abdul Kadir v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

TAN JINXIAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

KHARTIK JASUDASS v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

ABDULLAH BIN MOHAMMAD KUNHI v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Khalid Bin K K Mohamad

23 February 2026

Lingkesvaran Rajendaren v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

11 February 2026

Lingkesvaran Rajendaren v The Attorney-General

10 February 2026

NG SOON KIAT v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

28 January 2026

[2025] SGHC 253

HOWE WEN KHONG ROCKY & 6 Ors v ATTORNEY-GENERAL CHAMBERS

16 December 2025

Muhammed Izwan Bin Borhan v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

3 December 2025

[2025] SGHC 234

THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v YEO YAO HUI, CHARLES (YANG YAOHUI)

28 November 2025

SAMINATHAN A/L SELVARAJU v ATTORNEY-GENERAL

26 November 2025

Soh Chee Wen v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

10 October 2025

Pannir Selvam a/l Pranthaman v Attorney-General

PANNIR SELVAM PRANTHAMAN v ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF SINGAPORE

5 September 2025

JUMAAT BIN MOHAMED SAYED & 3 Ors v ATTORNEY-GENERAL

KISHOR KUMAR A/L RAGUAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Chandroo Subramaniam v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2025] SGHC 135

JEREMIAH NG EN YOU (HUANG ENYOU) v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2025] SGHC 131

Tang Huixian & 19 Ors v Soka Gakkai Singapore

[2025] SGHC 116

TOH LAM SENG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

RAMDHAN BIN LAJIS v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

ROSHDI BIN ABDULLAH ALTWAY v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ROSHDI BIN ABDULLAH ALTWAY v ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF SINGAPORE

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Foo Li Ping

MUHAMMAD SALLEH BIN HAMID v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Ng Soon Kiat

Masri Bin Hussain v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Tan Jinxian

AZUIN BIN MOHD TAP v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

27 February 2025

PANNIR SELVAM PRANTHAMAN v ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF SINGAPORE

19 February 2025

HAMZAH BIN IBRAHIM v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

14 February 2025

[2024] SGHC 331

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Soh Jing Zhe & Pong Jia Rong Kenji

31 December 2024

[2024] SGHC 319

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Muhammad Hanafi Bin Abdul Talip and Mohamed Nagib Bin Awang

16 December 2024

[2024] SGHC 323

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v SENTEK MARINE & TRADING PTE LTD & 3 Ors

16 December 2024

[2024] SGHC 317

KALACHELVAM S/O PACKIRISAMY v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

6 December 2024

Iskandar Bin Jinan v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

28 November 2024

Masoud Rahimi Bin Mehrzad v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

28 November 2024

ROSLAN BIN BAKAR v ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF SINGAPORE

14 November 2024

THEODOROS KASSIMATIS KC v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE & Anor

8 November 2024

[2024] SGHC 284

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Iswan Bin Ali

6 November 2024

CNK v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

23 October 2024

SULAIMAN BIN JUMARI v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

15 October 2024

MOHAMMAD AZWAN BIN BOHARI v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

PAUSI BIN JEFRIDIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

27 September 2024

THEODOROS KASSIMATIS KC v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE & Anor

25 September 2024

[2024] SGHC 239

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Iswan Bin Ali

17 September 2024

Siva Raman v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

6 September 2024

Lim Wei Fong, Nicman v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2024] SGHC 209

MUHAMAD ZULHILMI BIN MOHAMAD SAPARI v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Moad Fadzir Bin Mustaffa v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2024] SGHC 134

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Iskandar Bin Jinan & Mohd Farid Merican Bin Maiden

Moad Fadzir Bin Mustaffa v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2024] SGHC 129

CHEN SONG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Mohamed Mubin Bin Abdul Rahman v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Ravivarma Govindan

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Seet Poh Jing

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Masri Bin Hussain

Shen Hanjie v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v CRH

5 February 2024

THEODOROS KASSIMATIS KC v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE & Anor

30 January 2024

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Lim Wei Fong, Nicman

10 January 2024

[2023] SGHC 354

LEE SHIN NAN (LI XUNNAN) v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

18 December 2023

[2023] SGHC 348

KAMIS BIN BASIR v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

11 December 2023

[2023] SGHC 349

YAP KIAN SING v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

11 December 2023

TIKA PESIK v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

30 November 2023

[2023] SGHC 321

Re: THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL

8 November 2023

Eddie Lee Zheng Da v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

3 November 2023

CHANDER KUMAR A/L JAYAGARAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

31 October 2023

[2023] SGHC 304

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Khor Khai Gin, Davis

26 October 2023

[2023] SGHC 299

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Soh Chee Wen & Quah Su-Ling

24 October 2023

Mohd Noor Bin Ismail v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

20 October 2023

[2023] SGHC 278

MOHAMED FAIZEL AHMED v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2023] SGHC 266

NEWTON DAVID CHRISTOPHER v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

20 September 2023

[2023] SGHC 265

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v DAM

19 September 2023

[2023] SGHC 263

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v LIANG SHOON YEE

18 September 2023

[2023] SGHC 261

MUHAMMAD ISA BIN AHMAD v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

14 September 2023

[2023] SGHC 235

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Tan Yew Kuan & Dineshkumar Sambusivam

[2023] SGHC 232

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v KONG SWEE ENG

[2023] SGHC 204

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v SOO CHEOW WEE

Muhammad Hamir B Laka v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2023] SGHC 182

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v AFFANDI BIN MOHAMED HASSAN

[2023] SGHC 173

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Tristan Tan Yi Rui

[2023] SGHC 170

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Yogesswaran C Manogaran & Anor

[2023] SGHC 168

GEEVANATHAN S/O THIRUNAVAKARUSU v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2023] SGHC 165

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Hashim Bin Ismail & 3 Ors

[2023] SGHC 157

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Yeo Liang Hou & Nagaiah Rao A/L Alumanar

JUMAAT BIN MOHAMED SAYED & 3 Ors v ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Muhammad Faizal Bin Mohd Shariff v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2023] SGHC 142

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Mustaqim Bin Abdul Kadir

[2023] SGHC 135

OW GAN WEE v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Dzulkarnain Bin Khamis v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Abdoll Mutaleb Bin Raffik v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

TANGARAJU S/O SUPPIAH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Low Sze Song & Sivaprakash Krishnan

MOHD AKEBAL S/O GHULAM JILANI v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v RAVI S/O MADASAMY

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Lokman Bin Abdul Rahman & Anor

A Steven s/o Paul Raj v Public Prosecutor

28 February 2023

TANGARAJU S/O SUPPIAH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

23 February 2023

Muhammad Abdul Hadi Bin Haron v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

3 February 2023

MUHAMMAD RAMZAAN S/O AKHBAR v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

12 January 2023

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v BWJ

11 January 2023

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