Teo Kian Leong v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Law, Statutory Interpretation

In Teo Kian Leong v Public Prosecutor, the High Court of Singapore heard an appeal by Teo Kian Leong against the Public Prosecutor. The primary legal issue concerned statutory interpretation and criminal liability. The High Court dismissed the appeal, affirming the original decision.

1. Case Overview

1.1 Court

High Court

1.2 Outcome

Appeal dismissed.

1.3 Case Type

Criminal

1.4 Judgment Type

Grounds of Decision

1.5 Jurisdiction

Singapore

1.6 Description

Appeal against conviction. The High Court considered statutory interpretation and criminal liability, ultimately affirming the original decision.

1.7 Decision Date

6 December 2001

2. Parties and Outcomes

Party Name	Role	Type	Outcome	Outcome Type	Counsels
Teo Kian Leong	Appellant	Individual	Appeal dismissed	Lost	Philip Fong, Lim Tse Haw
Public Prosecutor	Respondent	Government Agency	Appeal dismissed	Won	Aedit Abdullah

3. Judges

Judge Name	Title	Delivered Judgment
Yong Pung How	Chief Justice	Yes

4. Counsels

Counsel Name	Organization
Philip Fong	Harry Elias Partnership
Lim Tse Haw	Harry Elias Partnership
Aedit Abdullah	Deputy Public Proseutor

4. Facts

5. Formal Citations

Teo Kian Leong v Public Prosecutor, MA 2/2001, [2001] SGHC 368

6. Timeline

Date	Event
2001-12-07	Decision Date

7. Legal Issues

8. Remedies Sought

No remedies sought

9. Cause of Actions

No cause of actions

10. Practice Areas

Criminal Law

11. Industries

No industries specified

12. Cited Cases

Case Name	Court	Affirmed	Citation	Jurisdiction	Significance
No cited cases

13. Applicable Rules

Rule Name
No applicable rules

14. Applicable Statutes

Statute Name	Jurisdiction
No applicable statutes

15. Key Terms and Keywords

15.1 Key Terms

No key terms specified

15.2 Keywords

Criminal Law
Statutory Interpretation
Appeal

16. Subjects

Criminal Law
Statutory Interpretation

17. Areas of Law

Criminal Law
Statutory Interpretation