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...
Sections 64 and 65 of Road Traffic Act (Cap. 276, 2004 Rev Ed) The Road Traffic Act amendment bill of 2019 was passed on 8 July 2019 and took effect on 1 November 2019. In the Ministry of Home Affairs press release regarding these said amendments, it was stated that...
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...
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....
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...
Allan (not his real name) sought our advice on a criminal matter. He was facing one charge under Section 338 (b) of the Penal Code for causing grievous hurt by an act which endangers life or the personal safety of others. The charge entailed, amongst others, 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...