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Public Prosecutor v Yue Mun Yew Gary

[2013] SGCA 20
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2013
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Court of Appeal clarified the elements of cheating under Penal Code s.420 and the distinction between civil and criminal fraud.

Key Principle

Penal Code; cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property; elements of s.420; distinction between civil and criminal fraud

Area of Law

criminal

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