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\fs20\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 IN THE HIGH COURT OF FIJI
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\par CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
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\par Hearing:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 6th September 2004
\par Ruling:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 7th September 2004
\par 
\par Counsel:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 Ms K. Bavou for State
\par Accused in Person
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Ruling on Bail
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\par The Applicant is charged with 2 counts of robbery with violence, 2 counts of wrongful confinement, 2 counts of unlawful use of motor vehicle, 2 counts of driving without a licence, 2 counts of driving without insurance and 1 count of escaping from lawful 
custody.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 His trial will be held in the High Court, and he applies for bail pending trial.}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 The State opposes bail.
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\par The Applicant applies for bail on the ground that his wife is working and does not take good care of their two small children.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 
The Applicant said that his wife is very busy with her own social life and that he needs bail to ensure that their children are attending school.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 He has been in custody for over a month and the trial is unlikely to proceed before November.
\par 
\par The State said that in the course of the investigations, on the 20th of August 2004, the Applicant was taken, in police custody to the Melrose Night Club in Carnavon Street to identify a suspect, when he escaped from custody.}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 He was arrested 3 days later.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 The State further says that the charges are serious and that there is a strong likelihood that he will not appear to face charges.
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\par I agree.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 
Accused persons facing serious charges must accept that when they escape from police or prison custody while their charges are pending, demonstrate a lack of reliability in relation to future court appearances.}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 It follows that bail is likely to be refused because of this demonstrable lack of reliability.}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 In this case, the Applicant has not been convicted of the escaping offence, but h
e told me in court that he did indeed remove himself from the police at the Melrose Club.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 
He said he did so to find the suspect the police were looking for, but he does not appear to deny that he escaped from their custody.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 
He also said he had not been handcuffed.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 That, however, is not the issue.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 The issue is that he agrees to have escaped from the custody of the police in the course of investigations, less than one month ago.
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\par In the circumstances, it is not in the public interest to grant bail.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 Bail is refused.}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid145170\charrsid145170 There is a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal in respect of this decision.
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\par At Suva
\par 7th September 2004
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