In 2014, a Malaysian teacher faced criminal trespass and immigration charges in Singapore when she slipped past immigration officers at Woodlands Checkpoint by tailgating a car. She faced potential jail terms of up to 6 months on her 2 immigration charges and 3 months...
The Law Under section 182 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224, 2008 Rev Ed), it is an offence for a person to give any public servant any information he knows or believes to be false. An offender convicted of an offence under this section shall be punished with imprisonment...
In 2014, a Malaysian teacher faced criminal trespass and immigration charges in Singapore when she slipped past immigration officers at Woodlands Checkpoint by tailgating a car. She faced potential jail terms of up to 6 months on her 2 immigration charges and 3 months...
Community-based sentencing The court can make community-based sentences as an alternative to a sentence of imprisonment, caning or fine. These community orders include: Mandatory Treatment Order – An order for the offender to attend regular treatment sessions at the...
Assault Sec 323 Penal Code. Community-Based Sentencing - Short Detention Order. Mitigation from Criminal Lawyer Singapore. As reported in The Straits Times on 30 June 2016, our client was charged with assault under Sec 323 of the Penal Code. The victim had suffered a...
Our client recently was charged under Sec 182 of the Penal Code as reported in The Straits Times on 11 January 2017. She lied about being raped to cover up the casual sex she had with someone she met just hours earlier. She had told police last May that six men were...
Section 337 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 introduces the new regime for Community Based Sentencing (CBS) which gives the court more flexibility in meting out sentences under the applicable sections. CBS is targets offences and offenders that are traditionally...