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However, due to problems such as doubts as to the applicability of Indian Acts, in 1871 the Straits Settlements Penal Code 1871 [7] was enacted. It came into operation on 16 September 1872. The Code was practically a re-enactment of the Indian Penal Code. Over the years, the Penal Code has been amended several times.
In 1883, the Penal Code (Amendment) Ordinance 1883 removed the discretion and imposed a mandatory death penalty on all convicted murderers. In 2012, the penal code was amended for judges to have some discretion in sentencing the death penalty in certain cases of murder. [5] The penal code has since been amended several times.
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Entering the courtroom around 08:15, [11] Iswaran pleaded not guilty to the 27 charges, including 24 charges of "obtaining gratification as a public servant" [2] under Section 165 of the Penal Code; [13] two charges of corruption under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act; [14] and one charge of obstructing the course of justice ...
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]
Unlike the common criminal law of England, the criminal law of Singapore is largely statutory in nature, owing largely from the importation of the Indian penal code into Singapore law. The general principles of criminal law, as well as the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating, are set out in ...
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A criminal code or penal code is a document that compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.Typically a criminal code will contain offences that are recognised in the jurisdiction, penalties that might be imposed for these offences, and some general provisions (such as definitions and prohibitions on retroactive prosecution).