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\par AT SUVA
\par CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
\par }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 
\par MISC. ACTION NO: HAM0004 OF 1995
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\par Between}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7539563 :
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\par }{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 V}{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7539563\charrsid7539563 ILIAME }{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 N}{
\b\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7539563\charrsid7539563 AITUKU}{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563  and T}{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7539563\charrsid7539563 EVITA}{
\b\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563  M}{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7539563\charrsid7539563 ALASEBE}{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 
\par }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 APPELLANT
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\par And}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7539563 :
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\par }{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7539563\charrsid7539563 THE STATE}{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 
\par }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 RESPONDENT
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\par Counsel:}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7539563  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 Mr. T. Savu for Appellant
\par Mr. D. Tuiqereqere for Respondent
\par 
\par Hearing}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7539563 : }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 2nd March 1995.
\par Decision:}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7539563  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 3rd March 1995.
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7539563 {\b\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 DECISION FOR PAIN J. ON APPLICATION
\par FOR BAIL
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\par The applicants pleaded guilty in the Magistrates Court to charges of Robbery with Violence, Abduction and rape.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 
They were unrepresented.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 They were remanded for sentence.
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\par At the further hearing the appellants were represented.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 
Counsel on their behalf sought leave to withdraw the pleas of guilty that had been entered.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 
That application was refused by the learned Chief Magistrate.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 The Appellants have appealed that decision.}{
\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 The record has not yet been supplied by the Magistrates Court and that appeal is not ready for hearing.
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\par }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 The applicants have applied to this Court for bail.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 
Counsel on their behalf advises that the application is made pursuant to Section 315 of the Criminal Procedure Code for bail pending the determination of the appeal.
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Counsel for the appellant gave details of the hearings in the Magistrates Court and submitted that the learned Chief Magistrate should have allowed the appellants to change their pleas.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{
\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 He said that he is confident that the appeal will succeed.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 
He submitted that, as it is not known when the appeal will be heard the appellants ought to be granted bail in the meantime.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 
He confirmed that the appellants are seeking a defended hearing and said any assurances required for their attendance at Court will be given.
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\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14907461 {\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 Counsel for the Respondent opposes the application.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{
\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 He outlined the facts upon which the charges are based and the nature of the evidence against the appellants.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{
\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 He referred to decisions of this Court and the Court of Appeal and submitted that no sufficient grounds had been established for the grant of bail.
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I deal with the application for bail pursuant to Section 315 of the Criminal Procedure Code which is relied upon by counsel for the appellants.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{
\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 
However the principles for the granting of bail pending appeal may not all be appropriate or sufficiently extensive for a case where an appellant has not been sentenced in the Magistrates Court.
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\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14907461 {\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 As matters stand at this moment the appellants 
have pleaded guilty in the Magistrates Court to offences which can be expected to attract a very substantial penalty.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 
The learned Chief Magistrate refused their application to}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 change pleas.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{
\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 He was not bound to allow them to withdraw their original pleas.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 T
he matter is entirely one of discretion which should only be exercised}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 in clear cases and on proper grounds.}{
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Until the full record is available this Court cannot determine whether the appeal against the refusal to exercise the discretion is likely to succeed or not.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{
\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 The charges are very serious and the evidence against the appellants is strong.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{
\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 It is not a case where the presumption of innocence presently operates in their favour}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7223311  }{
\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 as they pleaded guilty to the charges.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 
No details of their personal circumstances or history have been given from which the Court could assess any special reasons for bail or their likelihood of abiding the terms of thereof.
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\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14907461 {\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 In all the circumstances bail pending the hearing of the appeal is inappropriate.}{
\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 The application is refused.
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In conclusion I exhort everyone concerned to do everything possible to expedite the completion of the record in the Magistrates Court and hearing of the appeal in this Court.}{\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14907461  }{
\f0\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7104703\charrsid7539563 The proceedings in the Magistrates Court (whether on a defended or undefended basis) should be continued as soon as possible.
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