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Voluntarily Causing Hurt – Penal Code 323

Voluntarily Causing Hurt – Penal Code 323

Voluntarily Causing Hurt represents minor injuries that one person can cause to another. This term is located under section 321 of the Penal Code of Singapore. Voluntarily causing hurt cases can be fairly common in Singapore, given the myriad of circumstances under...
Outrage of Modesty

Outrage of Modesty

The term “Outrage of modesty” is a formal term used to describe an act of molestation. Incidents of outrage of modesty or molestation may happen at anywhere, anytime. Such crimes have unfortunately been on the rise in Singapore, most notably on our public transport...
Laws Surrounding Defamation & Slander

Laws Surrounding Defamation & Slander

What is Defamation? In Singapore, defamation is a criminal offence (section 499 of the Penal Code). The police can take action and arrest the offender for defamation if sufficient evidence is found. For the prosecution of a defamation offence, it is necessary to prove...
Prostitution in Singapore

Prostitution in Singapore

Legal Age for Prostitution in Singapore If you’re here, you might be wondering, “Is prostitution legal in Singapore?”. The answer, that may surprise visitors who are used to Singapore’s squeaky clean image, is yes, there is legal prostitution in...
Laws Surrounding Rape in Singapore

Laws Surrounding Rape in Singapore

Rape in Singapore has been on the rise, with one of the more recent incidents being the British trio who were sentenced to 5½ to 6½ years imprisonment and with each of them receiving between 5 to 8 strokes of the cane. In July 2017, Muhammad Iskander Ismail (28 years...