On 25 November 2017, The Straits Times reported “Couple caught tossing oBikes into drain turn themselves in to police”. The act gained publicity when a video of the act went viral and appeared in various websites, YouTube and Stomp. After turning themselves in, they...
Section 376E and Section 376EA of the Penal Code 1871 INTRODUCTION In contemporary times, “grooming” activities have now infiltrated the virtual setting and evolved into a social risk for unsuspecting minors or young adults. “Grooming” activities are often difficult...
The answer truly depends on a case-to-case basis; however, the rule of thumb is that the more serious the crime is, the higher the chance of deportation. Our client’s husband was pleaded guilty and was serving his sentence. He was advised by his previous lawyer that...
Section 375 (1) of the Penal Code 1871 states that any man who penetrates the vagina of a woman with his penis — (a) without her consent; or (b) with or without her consent, when she is below 14 years of age, shall be guilty of an offence. The...
Our client is a well-known financial blogger who got into an online dispute which had escalated. Her personal detail was revealed online and this had caused her great distress. Doxxing, under Section 3(1)(c) of Protection from Harassment Act 2014 (POHA) makes it an...
Section 424 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 imposes a legal duty to every person who is aware of the commission of or the intention of any other person to commit any arrestable offence punishable under a wide range of offences listed here. The said person must,...
As reported by Channel News Asia on 22 February 2022, our client was charged with cheating and dishonestly inducing a delivery of property under Sec 420 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224, 2008 Rev Ed). He could have been jailed for up to 10 years and fined. Our client was...
An act of molestation is also referred to as 'outrage of modesty'. According to the Annual Crime Brief 2021 published by the Singapore Police force (SPF), outrage of modesty cases accounted for 42.3% of all sexual crime cases reported in 2021. Section 354 of the...
Cheating in Singapore In 2021, 23,932 cases were reported and S$504.4 million cheated due to top 10 scams and 90% of scams in Singapore originate from overseas according to the Annual Crime Brief 2021 Infographic published on 16 February 2022 by the Singapore Police...
Our client caused a commotion, argued, pushed and punched a security guard whilst he was intoxicated on the day of offence. He was charged with the following: Section 3(1)(a) of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 ("POHA"); and Section 290 of the Penal Code 1871...
On the day of the alleged offence, our client mistakenly rode his motorcycle which has an expired road tax. He faced the following charges: Section 15 punishable under Section 15(a) of the Road Traffic Act (Cap 276, Rev Ed 2004) (“RTA”); and Section 3(1) punishable...