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Explainer: Why was a former Grab driver acquitted of sexually assaulting his 19-year-old passenger?

In the case of an acquittal, such as in Mr Tan’s case, the accused cannot be taken back to court unless the prosecution appeals against the acquittal. Lawyer Anand Nalachandran of Forte Law said that whether legal proceedings end in an acquittal or a discharge not amounting to an acquittal is not tied to the severity of the charges. “It is not dependent on the nature or gravity of the offence,” he said. “It depends on the conduct and stage of the proceedings.”