Halsbury’s Laws of Singapore Criminal Procedure serves as a key resource for legal professionals and students, offering a comprehensive and well-structured overview of Singapore’s criminal justice process—from investigation and trial to sentencing and appeals.
Publication Date: April 2025
Publisher: LexisNexis Singapore
Drawing from statutory provisions and case law, this title covers the roles and powers of the criminal courts and provides clear explanations of key procedural stages including arrest, bail, and pre-trial procedures.
1. PRELIMINARY
2. CONSTITUTION AND POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS
3. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
4. INFORMATION TO POLICE AND POWERS OF INVESTIGATION
5. POWERS OF INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE RECORDING OF STATEMENTS
6. PREVENTION OF OFFENCES
7. ARREST, BAIL AND PROCESSES TO COMPEL APPEARENCE
8. THE CHARGE
9. INITIATION OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AND COMPLAINT TO MAGISTRATE
10. PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURES IN THE STATE COURTS
11. PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURES IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE HIGH COURT
12. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRE-TRIAL AND PLEAD GUILTY PROCEDURES IN ALL COURTS
13. PROCEDURE AT TRIAL IN ALL COURTS
14. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROCEEDINGS IN COURT
15. EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES
16. JUDGMENT
17. SENTENCES
18. COMMUNITY SENTENCES
19. COMPENSATION AND COSTS
20. DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY
21. APPEALS, POINTS RESERVED, REVISIONS AND MOTIONS
22. SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
23. MISCELLANEOUS
24. CORONERS ACT 2010