Section 378 of the Penal Code provides the scope of “Theft”, which comprises of the following elements.
The definition of Criminal Breach of Trust (“CBT”) is laid out under Section 405 of the Penal Code.
Outrage of modesty appears to be an umbrella term for acts that have violated one’s modesty. Its legal definition as it appears in the Penal Code, however, scopes the acts of ‘outrage of modesty’ more narrowly. In fact, it is usually synonymous to the more commonly known act of molestation.
As mentioned in “What is Voluntarily Causing Hurt: Part II,” the element of intention or knowledge that it is likely to cause hurt or grievous hurt must be present in order to be charged under this section. However, it is possible for a situation to arise where the offender has neither the intention or the knowledge.
Voluntarily causing hurt cases often appear in the newspapers in Singapore and lies along a wide spectrum with regards to the nature and harm of the hurt inflicted.
This is the last stage of this 6-part series. If an accused is found guilty after trial or pleads guilty before trial, this is where the sentence is decided by the judge.
In this 4th of this 6-part series, we let you know what happens when an accused chooses to stand trial.
This is the 3rd of this 6-part series on the criminal process. Here, we will look at what happens after an accused has been charged.
This 2nd part of the criminal process looks at what happens during/after the investigations and the police decide that they are going to recommend that the accused be charged.
