This article will deal with hurt caused unintentionally through rash or negligent acts. Lack of the intention to cause hurt in these offences differentiates them from the offences involving voluntary causing of hurt (Sections 321 – 334A of the Penal Code). Section 337...
What is road rage? Road rage is an incidence of violence perpetrated by road users, stemming from differences that arise in the course of the shared use of roads. Such differences may involve aggressive and ungracious acts of driving such as honking,...
Driving under the influence of alcohol With effect from 1 November 2019, drink driving laws have become stricter. To deter irresponsible driving, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) plans to enhance criminal penalties, especially for offences where the motorist...
Previously, drivers of vehicles, who commit road traffic offences, may be charged by the traffic police under the Penal Code (see related article - Sec 336, 337,338 & 304A) or section 64(1) of the Road Traffic Act (RTA) for dangerous driving. Amendments to the...
Outrage of modesty (more commonly known as molestation) cases are fairly common in Singapore, and are widely reported in the media, especially on Stomp. In August 2018, it was reported in the Straits Times that the number of molestation cases was on the rise....
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...
What the act covers? PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT ACT (POHA) covers protection from harassment,doxxing, alarm or distress suffered, fear or provocation of violence, unlawful stalking and false statements of fact. Examples taken from Sec 3 Protection from Harassment Act:...
Our client had assaulted a taxi driver and was charged under Penal Code (Chapter 224). If she pleaded guilty to the charge, she faced the possibility of a custodial sentence and consequently a criminal record based on the precedent cases. Also, she also faced...
If a person who makes any false document or electronic record with the intention to cheat, it may be a crime. Examples of this are highlighted in the Singapore Police Force Website. As reported in The Straits Times on 23 February 2018, our client was charged...
Our client was charged by the police for an Outrage of Modesty offence under Section 354 of the Penal Code. He came to see us shortly after being charged. We got our heads down and swiftly drafted pre-mention representations to the police and Attorney General’s...