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Apparently, \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 his \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 residential address was unknown to\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 the authorities. \par \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 [\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 3\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 ]}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 Eventually the State was able to locate the applicant and serve him with a notice to appear in court on 25 J\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 anuary 2010.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 On this date t\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 he applicant failed\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 to appear in court and a \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 warrant was issued for his arrest.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 On 2 February 20\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 10, the applicant appeared in court and his warrant was cancelled. \par \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 [\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 4\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 ]}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 He was granted conditional bail.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 One of the conditions of bail was that he must appear in all the hearings. \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 On 12 March 2010 he was granted leave to change his residential address and\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 vary his bail condition.}{ \f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 On 1 April 2010 the State informed the court that they were going to proceed with the retrial.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 The case was set \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 for a pretrial conference on 21 May 2010 and for tri\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 al on 21\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 June 2010. \par \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 [\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 5\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 ]}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 On 21 May 2010\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 , the third accused perso\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 n absconded and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 A\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 further \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 pretrial was set for 16 June 2010. On 16 June 2010, the appli\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 cant failed to appear in court. A warrant was issued for his arrest. \par \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 [\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 6\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 ]}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 On 21 June 2010, the applicant appeared in court \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 on\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 the \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 warrant \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 of arrest. \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 He instructed Ms Malimali to represent him.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 Ms Malimali informed the court that the applicant was mistaken abo\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 ut the date he was to appear.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{ \f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 The court\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 found the applicant had not shown good c\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 ause for not appearing for hearing \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 . \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 His \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 bail was revoked and h\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 e was remanded in custody.\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 The trial was vacated. \par \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 [\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 7\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 ]}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 The applicant then applied for bail in writing. \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 In his written application for bail, the applicant presented a different reason for not appearing in court on 1\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 6 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 June 2010.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 He sa \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 id he was enrolled in law \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 courses \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 at the University of South Pacific\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 and on 16 June 2010 he was sitting \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 an exam.}{ \f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 He submitted his exam\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 timetable which shows he was enrolled in a \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 law course and the examination of\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 that course was o\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 n 16 June 2010.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 However, \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 the documents tendered by the applicant did not confirm\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 that \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 the applicant in fact sat for\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 his\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 exam on 16 June 2010. \par \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 [\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 8\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 ]}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 On directive from this court, the registry wrote to the University to obtain a confirmation.}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{ \f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 The University informed the registry in \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 wri\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 ting that there is no record that \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 the applicant sat\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 for\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 his\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 exam on 16 June 2010. \par \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 [\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 9\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 ]}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 At the hearing of this application, the correspondence of the University was brought to the attention of the applicant\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 .}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 He insisted that he sat \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 for \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 his exam on 16 Ju \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 ne 2010 but he could not explain why the University does not have a record of it. \par \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 [10]}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 After hearing the application, I am satisfied that the applicant breached his bail condition by not appearing in court on 16 June 2010. \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 Under the Bail Act, the presumpt\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 ion in favour of bail is displaced when there is a breach. The applicant\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 further attempted to mislead the court by justifying his absence saying he was doing an exam when as a matter of fact he did not sit for any exam on 16 June 2010. In other words, the \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 applicant has deliberately lied to court to secure bail. \par \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 [11]}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 For these reasons, the applicant is a flight risk and the court is satisfied that he will not appear for his trial if he is granted bail. \par \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 [12]}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 Bail is refused.}{ \f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 }{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 He may appeal this decision\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 to the Court of Appeal within 30 days. \par \par }\pard \s15\qc \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3412885 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 Daniel Goundar \par }{\b\f0\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 JUDGE}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \par }\pard \s15\ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid3412885 {\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 At Suva \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 27\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 th\hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 July 2010 \par \par }{\b\f0\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 Solicitors:}{\f0\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3412885\charrsid3412885 \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 Applicant in person \par \hich\af0\dbch\af37\loch\f0 Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for State \par }}