The court dismissed the appeal of a man who broke into another passenger's cabin and stole a bra while on a cruise ship. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The State Courts Act empowers a district court to try offences committed “by any person who is a citizen of Singapore on the high seas”, said the High Court.
Ng admitted to carrying out the offending acts, but repeated his arguments that he cannot be held criminally liable for his actions committed outside Singapore. Section 3 of the Penal Code allows for it to be applied to acts committed outside the country, provided that there is some other provision empowering the Singapore court to try a person for such offences, the judges said.
The court said its interpretation of the law will not lead to the overly wide extraterritorial application of the Penal Code, as the various provisions that confer power on the courts all require a clear connection to Singapore.
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