Theft (Sec 379 to 382 Penal Code) Under section 379 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224, 2008 Rev Ed), anyone who commits theft shall be punished with imprisonment of up to 3 years, or with fine, or with both. While there is no mandatory imprisonment term for offences of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The case Public Prosecutor v Sutherson, Sujay Solomon [2015] SGHC 292, as reported in Singapore Law Watch. How tragic. A culpable homicide case. The deceased was the mother of the accused. Key witnesses were family members. The concluding words of the Learned Judge...