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\par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1123873 APPELLATE JURISDICTION}{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1123873\charrsid1123873 
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\par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1123873\charrsid10773905 s/o Ram Samuj
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\par The appellant was jointly charged with another person with Storeroom breaking and Larceny contrary to section 333(a) of the Penal Code. They were both convicted by the Magistrate's Court Suva and each sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment.
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7569193 The appe}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid1123873 llant appeals against his conviction and sentence.
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\par The }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16086537 following facts were not in disp}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7569193 ute:
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\par Two sprockets valued at $250 each were stolen from a storeroom at Nasinu belonging to Marlows Limited}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11688691 . They were transported on the appellant's truck and left in the back
yard of one Shiu Govind's house at Waila, Nausori. The other accused, Freddy McPherson, made a statement to the police admitting that he had stolen the sprockets from the storeroom at the instigation of the appellant and had merely placed them on the latt
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\par Shiu Govind, a tractor operator, stated that he was not at home when the sprockets were left at his house but when he was told about them by his people he went to see the appellant. According to him,
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 two sprockets at my house and the value of them was $200. He told me to give him the money and keep the sprockets \'85\'85 He told me that he had bought them from Marlows Limited, that he had not stolen them."}{
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5004994 Shiu Govind, according to his evidence, was not sure that the appellant had bought the sprockets and made certain enquiries from a}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12386557 
n engineer employed by Marlows L}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5004994 imited. The sprockets were later removed from Shiu Govind's house by the police.
\par 
\par The appellant's evidence was that he acte}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14577103 d merely as an innocent carrier}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5004994  at McPherson's order who paid him for t
he cartage, that he did not know what was in the sacking which McPherson }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14822201 had placed on his truck, that it was McPherson }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5004994 
who had left the package at Shiu Govind's house. Both Shiu Govind and McPherson de}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16717014 nied that they had ever met or k}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5004994 nown each other.
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\par The 
learned Magistrate was, on this evidence, left in no doubt that the appellant was anything but an innocent carrier. Though he did not treat Shiu Govind as an accomplice, he, nevertheless, gave himself the necessary warning while scrutinising his evidence.

\par 
\par The appellant's appeal against conviction is dismissed. The sentence of 15 months' imprisonment for an organised crime of this nature is neither excessive nor wrong in principle. The appeal against sentence, therefore, is also dismissed.
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\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid6713555  }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5460855\charrsid5460855 (G. Mishra)
\par Acting Chief Justice
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\par Suva,
\par 30}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5460855\charrsid5460855 th }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid5460855 September 1977
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