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\par AT SUVA
\par MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION
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\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6899161\charrsid5383790 20 OF 2004S
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\par Hearing:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5383790  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6899161\charrsid5383790 14th May 2004
\par Ruling:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5383790  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6899161\charrsid5383790 17th May 2004
\par 
\par Counsel:}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5383790  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6899161\charrsid5383790 Mr. T. Fa for Applicant
\par Mr. P. Bulamainaivalu for Respondent
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\par The Applicant has six appeals pending in the High Court.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5383790  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6899161\charrsid5383790 They will be heard on the 24th of May 2004.}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5383790  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6899161\charrsid5383790 He is serving a total of 3 years imprisonment from August 2003.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5383790  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6899161\charrsid5383790 Although his appeals are 16 days out of time, he was unrepresented when he filed them and leave is hereby granted to enlarge time.
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\par The Applicant applies for bail on the grounds that he has every prospect of success on his appeals, he has urgent family problems to deal with, and he is concerned about the security of his family.
\par 
\par The State opposes bail on the ground that the appeals are not obviously meritorious, the hearing date is already fixed and a substantial portion of his prison term is still left unserved.
\par 
\par Under section 17 of the Bail Act relevant considerations in a bail pending appeal application are the chances of the appeal succeeding, and the length of time that will have been served when the appeal is heard.
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\par In this case I cannot say that the appeals are obviously meritorious.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5383790  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6899161\charrsid5383790 
Further the appeals are based on the main ground of equivocality of plea which is not immediately apparent on the court record.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5383790  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6899161\charrsid5383790 
Although the Applicant says that his counsel in the lower court left him undefended despite being paid a substantial sum of money, I would need supplementary affidavits to consider this as an additional ground of appeal.}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5383790  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6899161\charrsid5383790 No affidavit has yet been filed by his former counsel on this issue, although I am told that one is forthcoming.
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\par All parties are ready to have the appeals heard on May 24th and I am not satisfied that this is one of the exceptional cases justifying a grant of bail pending appeal.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5383790  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6899161\charrsid5383790 Bail is refused.
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\par At Suva
\par 17th May 2004
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