MV Balakrishnan v Public Prosecutor

JurisdictionSingapore
Judgment Date08 July 1998
Date08 July 1998
Docket NumberCriminal Motion No 9 of 1998
CourtHigh Court (Singapore)
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27 cases
  • Siti Hajar bte Abdullah v Public Prosecutor
    • Singapore
    • High Court (Singapore)
    • 14 February 2006
    ...Re [1960] MLJ 243 (folld) Knowler v Rennison [1947] 1 KB 488 (refd) Muniandy, Re [1954] MLJ 168 (folld) MV Balakrishnan v PP [1998] 2 SLR (R) 846; [1998] 3 SLR 586 (folld) PP v Mohd Isa [1963] MLJ 135 (folld) Sivakumar s/o Rajoo v PP [2002] 1 SLR (R) 265; [2002] 2 SLR 73 (folld) Sriekaran s......
  • Mohammad Faizal bin Sabtu v PP
    • Singapore
    • Court of Appeal (Singapore)
    • 11 January 2013
    ...punishments provided in s 33A of the MDA would not apply to them. In this regard, the decision in M V Balakrishnan v Public Prosecutor [1998] 2 SLR(R) 846 (“M V Balakrishnan”) is germane. There the court, in dealing with an application to refer two questions pursuant to s 60 of the SCJA, ma......
  • Public Prosecutor v Rozilawaty binte Eddy Rosmanah
    • Singapore
    • District Court (Singapore)
    • 3 April 2020
    ...offender himself – this would be the clearest means of giving effect to Parliament’s intention: M V Balakrishnan v Public Prosecutor [1998] 2 SLR(R) 846 at [9], and Muhammad Faizal bin Rahim v Public Prosecutor [2012] 1 SLR 116 at [41]. In other words, a special reason is a mitigating or ex......
  • Public Prosecutor v Chinnathambi Gunasekaran
    • Singapore
    • District Court (Singapore)
    • 19 January 2018
    ...reasons. See Muhammad Faizal bin Rahim v Public Prosecutor [2012] 1 SLR 116 at [41] to [46], M V Balakrishnan v Public Prosecutor [1998] 2 SLR(R) 846 at [9], and Sivakumar s/o Rajoo v Public Prosecutor [2002] 1 SLR(R) 265 at [17] and [25]. See also Prathib s/o M Balan v Public Prosecutor [2......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Criminal Procedure, Evidence and Sentencing
    • Singapore
    • Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review No. 2006, December 2006
    • 1 December 2006
    ...of the offence’: per Lord Goddard CJ in Whittall v Kirby[1947] KB 194 which has been affirmed by the High Court in MV Balakrishnan v PP[1998] 3 SLR 586. 12.39 It is trite law that the reasons must be special to the offence and not the offender: see Re Kanapathipillai[1960] MLJ 243, PP v Moh......
  • REQUIREMENT OF FAULT IN STRICT LIABILITY
    • Singapore
    • Singapore Academy of Law Journal No. 1999, December 1999
    • 1 December 1999
    ...the meaning of “special reasons” which excuse an offender from the mandatory disqualification order was turned down, MV Balakrishnan v PP[1998] 3 SLR 586. 40 Supra, note 36, at para 3. 41 Ibid, at para 4. For the concept of wilful blindness, see PP v Hla Win[1995] 2 SLR 424, 438, 440 (Yong ......

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