JUDGMENTS
Criminal Appeal No. 32 of 2020
[Criminal Law — possession of Class A controlled drug — section 6(a) Misuse of Drugs Act — Appeal against sentence — 2nd offender — Fine imposed — Appeal allowed — section 263 of the Criminal Procedure Code invoked]
Decision date: 23 Dec 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 40 of 2020
[Criminal law – Cheating and forgery offences – Sentence – ss.420 and 465 of the Penal Code]
Decision date: 19 Dec 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 38 of 2020
[Criminal law – Theft of car – Receiving stolen property – Theft from house – Sentence – ss.379, 380 and 411 of Penal Code]
Decision date: 7 Dec 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 33 of 2020
[Criminal law – appeal against sentence by prosecution – section 6(b) and section 7 of Misuse of Drugs Act – pleaded guilty to both charges – 2nd offence for 6(b) – fined – appeal allowed – Fine replaced with imprisonment of 3 years]
Decision date: 30 Nov 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 39 of 2020
[Criminal law – Driving a car without insurance coverage – Inconvenience not a “special reason” for not ordering disqualification – Ss 3(1) and 3(2) of the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Risks) Act.]
Decision date: 25 Nov 2020
Criminal Motion No. 41 of 2020
[Criminal law – Drug consumption – Subsequent offender – Sentence – ss.6(b) and 29(3A) of the Misuse of Drugs Act]
Jaya Bin Hj Abd Ghani v Public Prosecutor
CM/41/2020
Decision date: 23 Nov 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 36 of 2020
[Criminal law– Driving a car without insurance coverage– Inconvenience not a “special reason” for not ordering disqualification– ss.3(1) and 3(2) of the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Risks) Act.]
Decision date: 17 Nov 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 28 of 2020
[Criminal law– Wearing uniform of a police officer with fraudulent intent– Abetment of criminal breach of trust– Sentence– s.s.171 and 406 of the Penal Code.]
Decision date: 11 Nov 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 26 of 2020
[Criminal law– Outraging modesty– Appropriate sentence– s.354 of the Penal Code]
Decision date: 24 Oct 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 22 of 2020
[Criminal law – Publicly exhibiting obscene photographs – Criminal intimidation – Sentence – S.292(3)(a) and S.506 of the Penal Code]
Decision date: 9 Sep 2020
Criminal Trial No. 10 of 2019
[Criminal law – Culpable homicide not amounting to murder – Appropriate sentence – S.304(2) Penal Code]
Public Prosecutor v Kausar Uddin
HCCT/10/2019
Decision date: 27 Aug 2020
Criminal Motion No. 29 of 2020
[Criminal law – Sentences of imprisonment in default of payment of fines to be consecutive and not concurrent – Backdating sentences]
Aminul Amri Bin Hj Abdullah v Public Prosecutor
CM/29/2020
Decision date: 26 Aug 2020
Criminal Trial No. 14 of 2019
[Criminal law – Import of not exceeding 19 grammes of methylamphetamine – Appropriate sentence – s.5 of Misuse of Drugs Act]
Public Prosecutor v Vincent Soh
HCCT/14/2019
Decision date: 25 Aug 2020
Criminal Trial No. 8 of 2018
[Criminal law – Culpable homicide not amounting to murder – Appropriate sentence – S.304(2) Penal Code]
Public Prosecutor v Naje Walley Alemania
HCCT/8/2018
Decision date: 19 Aug 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 24 of 2020
[Criminal law – Drug consumption – Second offender – Mandatory minimum sentence – S.29(3A) of the Misuse of Drugs Act]
Decision date: 17 Aug 2020
Criminal Motion No. 31 of 2020
[Criminal law – Driving a car with an expired insurance policy – Mandatory disqualification from driving for 12 months unless there are “special reasons” – S.3(1) of the Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party Risks) Act]
Mohammad Hamirul bin Hamzaini v Public Prosecutor
CM/31/2020
Decision date: 13 Aug 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 4 of 2020
[Criminal law – Outraging modesty – Unsworn evidence – Corroboration – Sentence]
Decision date: 13 Aug 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 27 of 2019
[Criminal law– Sentence– Outraging modesty– Adolescent victims– Causing a person under 16 years of age to watch pornographic material– ss.354 and 377C of the Penal Code.]
Decision date: 30 Jul 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 6 of 2020
[Criminal Law — Appeal against conviction and sentence — whether conviction and sentence should be quashed and set aside — Appellant is acquitted under section 285 of the Criminal Procedure Code, Cap 7]
Decision date: 14 Jul 2020
Criminal Motion No. 9 of 2020
[Criminal Law — motor vehicle offences under Road Traffic Act, Cap 68 —leave to appeal out of time — asking for more time to make payments]
Decision date: 9 Jul 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 14 of 2020
[Criminal law – Sentence – Forfeiture – Failure to declare – Discretion – Applicable principles – s.131 of the Customs Order, 2006]
Decision date: 7 Jul 2020
Criminal Motion No. 23 of 2020
[Criminal law – Commencement of sentence]
Muhammad Syafie Bin Hasbi Chua @ Chua Kang Soon v Public Prosecutor
CM/23/2020
Decision date: 6 July 2020
Criminal Motion No. 10 of 2020
[Criminal law – Application for review – Power of the court to review its decision – Applicable legal principles]
Supt.Hj Khairur Rijal Bin Haji Abu Salim v Public Prosecutor
CM/10/2020
Decision date: 4 Jul 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 3 of 2020
[Criminal Law — Section 146(1)(d) of the Excise Order 2006 — possession of contraband cigarettes — asking for longer period of instalment payments — dilution of deterrent element of sentence]
Decision date: 1 Jul 2020
Criminal Appeal No. 12 of 2020
[Criminal law – Multiple thefts by defendant from her mother’s bank savings account – Sentence]
Decision date: 30 Jun 2020
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