NG KIAN TEIK v Pendakwa Raya

a-05ah-538-10-2025 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 30 March 2026 • A-05A(H)-538-10/2025 • 28 min read

26 cases cited (6 SG, 20 foreign)

Catchwords

Initial charge of drug trafficking under section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) - Alternative charge of possession under section 6 of the DDA and punishable under section 39A(2) of the DDA - Appellant pleaded guilty to alternative charge - At the time of sentencing, Appellant exceeded 50 years of age - Exemption from whipping under section 289 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) - Whether the JC was correct in enhancing the Appellant’s imprisonment sentence to compensate for the exemption from whipping - The correct approach to be taken by Courts in passing sentence where the mandatory punishment of whipping is barred by operation of section 289 of the CPC.

Judges (3)

Azmi bin Ariffin Coram Hayatul Akmal binti Abdul Aziz Coram Mohd Radzi bin Abdul Hamid Delivered

Counsel (5)

Attorney General's Chambers Firm Karpal Singh & Co. Firm Balqis Qisteena binti Mohd Zedreen Counsel Appellant Hafizah Johor binti Ariff Johor Counsel Prosecution Ramkarpal Singh a/l Karpal Singh Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Ng Kian Teik Appellant

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 593)

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Cap 234)

Penal Code (Cap 574)

Singapore Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 593)

Cases Cited (26)

SG (2)

[1999] SGHC 279 [2017] SGHC 215

SLR (4)

[1991] 2 SLR(R) 340 [2000] 1 SLR 467 [2015] 2 SLR 1129 [2017] 5 SLR 904

MY (20)

[1975] 2 MLJ 235 [1976] 2 MLJ 256 [1982] 1 MLJ 83 [1988] 1 MLJ 167 [1991] 3 MLJ 351 [1993] MLJU 253 [2001] 7 CLJ 466 [2001] MLJU 499 [2009] 4 CLJ 245 [2010] 5 MLJ 212 [2017] MLJU 958 [2018] 5 CLJ 692 [2018] 6 MLJ 383 [2019] MLJU 1136 [2019] MLJU 716 [2020] MLJU 2320 [2020] MLJU 2359 [2021] MLJU 3085 [2024] MLJU 1431 [2025] MLJU 4613

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