TEO YI HONG v Pendakwa Raya

jb-42jsks-5-10-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 16 December 2025 • JB-42JSKS-5-10/2024 • 13 min read

11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 foreign)

Catchwords

Criminal Procedure – Appeal – Appeal against conviction and sentence – Appellant charged under s. 14(a) of Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. - Appellant convicted and sentenced to four years imprisonment and two strokes of whipping – Whether appeal against conviction ought to be allowed. - Whether sentence imposed manifestly inadequate or grossly excessive or wrong in law – Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 s. 14(a)

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure

Judges (1)

Kalyana Kumar Sockalingam Delivered

Counsel (4)

Johor State Legal Advisor's Office Firm Law Chambers of HY Gan Firm Diyana Najihah Binti Muhamed Fauzi Counsel Respondent Gan Hsien Yang Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Pendakwa Raya Respondent Teo Yi Hong Appellant

Case Significance

TEO YI HONG v Pendakwa Raya is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated December 16, 2025 (citation: jb-42jsks-5-10-2024). The case was decided by Kalyana Kumar Sockalingam.

Key issues: Criminal Procedure – Appeal – Appeal against conviction and sentence – Appellant charged under s. 14(a) of Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017..

What was the outcome of TEO YI HONG v Pendakwa Raya?

TEO YI HONG v Pendakwa Raya is a High Court decision dated December 16, 2025. The case was heard by Kalyana Kumar Sockalingam. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Evidence of Child Witness Act 2007 (Cap 676)

Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Cap 792)

s 26

Cases Cited (11)

UK (2)

[1952] AC 525 [1980] 3 All ER 161

MY (9)

[1969] 2 MLJ 65 [1976] 2 MLJ 21 [1978] 1 MLJ 259 [1982] 1 MLJ 83 [1984] 2 MLJ 133 [1993] 221 MLJ 337 [1999] 6 MLJ 641 [2002] 3 MLJ 193 [2005] 6 MLJ 393

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (jb-42jsks-5-10-2024)