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The Penal Code 1871 sets out general principles [1] of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of general criminal offences such as assault, criminal intimidation, mischief, grievous hurt, theft, extortion, sex crimes and cheating. [2]
In 1871, the Straits Settlements Penal Code 1871, practically a re-enactment of the Indian Penal Code, was enacted. [4] It came into operation on 16 September 1872. The code then held only two crimes punishable with the death penalty: murder and treason.
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The Penal Code [38] states the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating, and also sets out general principles of criminal law in Singapore. The Sale of Goods Act , [ 39 ] an English Act made applicable to Singapore by the Application of English Law Act, sets out legal rules relating to the sale and ...
[13] [15] It was the first time in 153 years (since the introduction of the Penal Code to Singapore in 1871) that a person had been charged under Section 165 of the code. [16] Davinder Singh served as defence counsel for Iswaran.
In Singapore, abetment of suicide, and abetment of attempted suicide [77] are criminal acts. This applies to physicians who aid patients in ending their lives. Such physicians are unable to claim a defence under section 88 of the Penal Code since they intended to cause the patients' deaths. [78]
Country Summary: Singapore (PDF), Human Rights Watch, January 2009, archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2009; The Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (PDF), Corporate Communications Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, September 2006, ISBN 978-981-05-5835-2, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011.
Marital rape generally refers to non-consensual sexual intercourse between married spouses. In Singapore, there used to be a partial immunity for marital rape first introduced during British colonial rule because it was deemed not a criminal offence except when the wife is below 13 years of age or when any of the specific circumstances provided under section 375(4) of the Singapore Penal Code ...