Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
4-2026
Abstract
This case comment examines how Abdul Ghufran bin Abdul Wahid v Public Prosecutor [2025] 3 SLR 1572 brings clarity to Singapore’s “fitness to plead” regime by structuring the nominal imprisonment period (“NIP”) as a principled, non-punitive ceiling on confinement for unfit accused persons. It explains the General Division of the High Court’s four-step framework, the elevation of prevention over rehabilitation at the NIP stage, and the constrained role of mental disorders in adjusting the provisional term. It further highlights the decisive influence of psychiatric evidence and explores how the framework mediates between consistency, individualised justice, and public protection.
Discipline
Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure
Research Areas
Private Law
Areas of Excellence
Digital transformation
Publication
SAL Practitioner
First Page
1
Last Page
17
ISSN
2661-4855
Citation
ABHISHEK BEHERA and YOONG, Aaron.
Structuring the notional imprisonment period when the accused is unfit to plead – Abdul Ghufran bin Abdul Wahid v Public Prosecutor. (2026). SAL Practitioner. 1-17.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4829
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